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Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Acanthoclininae


(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Photo by Tveskov, E.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Acanthoclinus fuscus Jenyns, 1841

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Acanthoclinus fuscus
[Rockfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus littoreus
[]

Photo by Caiger, P.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Acanthoclinus marilynae (Hardy, 1985)

Photo by Photo by Caiger, P.
 
Acanthoclinus marilynae
[Stout rockfish]
No picture found
 
Acanthoclinus matti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
 
Acanthoclinus rua
[Little rockfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino
[Red Sea spiny basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
[Hiatt's longfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, 1953

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops hiatti
[Hiatt's basslet]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Acanthoplesiops indicus (Day, 1888)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Acanthoplesiops indicus
[Scottie]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops jessicae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm SL
 
Acanthoplesiops naka
[Tongan spiny basslet]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Hardy, 1985

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster
[Barebelly longfin]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.4 cm TL
Beliops batanensis Smith-Vaniz & Johnson, 1990

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Beliops batanensis
[Batan longfin]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm TL
 
Beliops xanthokrossos
[Southern longfin]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm TL
Belonepterygion fasciolatum (Ogilby, 1889)

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Belonepterygion fasciolatum
[Barred spiny basslet]
No picture found

Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Notograptus gregoryi
[Shark Bay eel-blenny]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Notograptus guttatus Günther, 1867

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Notograptus guttatus
[Spotted eel blenny]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthoclinus fuscus Rockfish Southwest Pacific 30 TL 1841
Acanthoclinus littoreus Southwest Pacific 20 TL 1801
Acanthoclinus marilynae Stout rockfish Southwest Pacific 17 TL 1985
Acanthoclinus matti Southwest Pacific 1985
Acanthoclinus rua Little rockfish Southwest Pacific 11.5 TL 1985
Acanthoplesiops cappuccino Red Sea spiny basslet Western Indian Ocean 1.6 SL 2013
Acanthoplesiops echinatus Hiatt's longfin Western Pacific 4 TL 1990
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Hiatt's basslet Western Pacific 2.4 SL 1953
Acanthoplesiops indicus Scottie Indian Ocean 5 TL 1888
Acanthoplesiops jessicae Western Pacific 1.5 SL 2020
Acanthoplesiops naka Tongan spiny basslet Eastern Central Pacific 1.0 SL 2004
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster Barebelly longfin Western Pacific 2.3 SL 1985
Beliops batanensis Batan longfin Western Central Pacific 2.4 TL 1990
Beliops xanthokrossos Southern longfin Eastern Indian Ocean 2.6 TL 1985
Belonepterygion fasciolatum Barred spiny basslet Western Pacific 5 TL 1889
Notograptus gregoryi Shark Bay eel-blenny Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL 1941
Notograptus guttatus Spotted eel blenny Western Pacific 10.6 SL 1867



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