Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae
Genus: Acanthoplesiops

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino
[Red Sea spiny basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990

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Acanthoplesiops echinatus
[Hiatt's longfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, 1953

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Acanthoplesiops hiatti
[Hiatt's basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888)

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Acanthoplesiops indicus
[Scottie]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops jessicae
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops naka
[Tongan spiny basslet]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985

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Acanthoplesiops psilogaster
[Barebelly longfin]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Red Sea spiny basslet Western Indian Ocean 1.6 SL 2013
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Hiatt's longfin Western Pacific 4 TL 1990
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Hiatt's basslet Western Pacific 2.4 SL 1953
Acanthoplesiops indicus Scottie Indian Ocean 5 TL 1888
Acanthoplesiops jessicae Western Pacific 1.5 SL 2020
Acanthoplesiops naka Tongan spiny basslet Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2004
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Barebelly longfin Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1985



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