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Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985

Description

Dorsal spines (total): 19 - 20; Dorsal soft rays (total): 4 - 5; Anal spines: 7 - 8; Anal soft rays: 4 - 5. Acanthoplesiops species with the following autapomorphic character states: 1) anterior two thirds of belly naked and 2) first two (instead of only the 1st) pterygiophores of dorsal-fin spines inserted between 2nd and 3rd neural spines.

Common Names

  • Barebelly longfin , English , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • Fuchidori-tanabata-uo , Japanese , Japan
  • 滑腹棘銀寶魚 , Mandarin Chinese , Taiwan/Ch Taipei
  • 滑腹棘银宝鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China
  • 滑腹若棘鮗 , Mandarin Chinese , China

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Teleostei

    Order: Ovalentaria/misc

    Family: Plesiopidae

    Genus: Acanthoplesiops

    Species: Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985

    Climate Zone

  • Subtropical

    • Location

  • Western Pacific: known only from southern Japan, Taiwan, and Philippines.

    • Biology

    Cryptic and rarely seen (Ref. 90102). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).

    Habitat

    demersal

    Conservation Status

    Not Evaluated

    Threat to Humans

    Harmless