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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).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino; rango de profundidad 8 - 34 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical

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Western Pacific: the Philippines and Indonesia.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48635)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 19 - 20; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 5-6; Espinas anales 8; Radios blandos anales: 6. Pale cream and distinctively marked with black banding over the top, anal fin and a vertical band on the caudal fin base (Ref. 48635).

Secretive in sheltered reefs to about 20 m depth (Ref. 48635); a few species collected from reef crevices in 8-34 m (Ref 90102). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

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Mooi, R.D., 1999. Plesiopidae. Roundheads (prettyfins, longfins). p. 2578-2585. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 12926)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

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Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990