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Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888)

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 18 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 3 - 5; Anal spines: 8 - 10; Anal soft rays: 3 - 5.

Common Names

  • Skottie , Afrikaans , South Africa
  • Scottie , English , South Africa
  • 印度若棘鮗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Plesiopidae

    Genus: Acanthoplesiops

    Species: Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888)

    Climate Zone

  • Tropical

    • Location

  • Indian Ocean: Kenya to Natal, South Africa and from Seychelles, Masirah Island off central Oman, and India.

    • Biology

    Adults inhabit quiet, weedy water (Ref. 5472). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Least Concern

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless