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Family Plesiopidae - Roundheads

Order:

Perciformes

Class:

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)

No. of Genera:

No. of Species:

Environment:

Fresh: No Brackish: No Marine: Yes

Aquarium:

some

First Fossil Record:

Ref.:

Remark:

Distribution: Indo-West Pacific. Elongate fishes with large mouths and large eyes. Third branchiostegal ray extending farther posteriorly than adjacent rays resulting in a projection on the margin of the branchiostegal membrane (except in Calloplesiops); lateral line incomplete or disjunct. Feed on small crustaceans and fishes. Maximum length about 20 cm. Two subfamilies, Plesiopinae and Acanthoclininae. Note that Plesiopinae may be paraphyletic (Mooi and Gill, 2004; Ref. 53585). Includes Notograptidae (Notograptus with 4 species) in Acanthoclininae (Mooi and Gill, 2004; Ref. 53585).

Etymology:

Division:

Marine

Reproductive guild:

guarders

Main Ref.:

Nelson, J.S..1994

Coordinator:

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