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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Acanthoclininae
Etymology: Acanthoplesiops: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, plesios = near + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jessica Jean Levy is the third author’s stepdaughter. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 27 - 65 m (Ref. 123364). Tropical
Western Pacific: Papua New Guinea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123364)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
This species is distinguished from its congeners by the being the only member species in the genus of having scales restricted to the rear half of the body and fused pelvic fins with branched inner rays. Other distinguishing characters are the following: D XIX,5; A VII,5; caudal-fin broadly connected by a membrane to last dorsal and anal rays; 3 cephalic sensory pores on dentary. Colouration: when alive generally brown with numerous small white spots on cheek, opercle, body and dorsal and anal fins; from tip of lower jaw to first dorsal spine with white to orange median dorsal stripe; the posterior edge of dorsal, anal and caudal fins with broad, orange submarginal zone and narrow white outer margin (Ref. 123364).
Collected from reef slopes (Ref. 123364).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Allen, G.R., M.V. Erdmann and W.M. Brooks, 2020. Acanthoplesiops jessicae, a new species of spiny basslet (Acanthoclininae: Plesiopidae) from Papua New Guinea. aqua, International J. Ichthyol. 26(2):57-65. (Ref. 123364)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00175 - 0.01195), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 2.9 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
