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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Plesiopinae
Genus: Paraplesiops

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Paraplesiops alisonae
[Alison's blue devil]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific

Paraplesiops bleekeri (Günther, 1861)

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Paraplesiops bleekeri
[Eastern blue devil]

Photo by Groeneveld, R.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869)

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Paraplesiops meleagris
[Southern blue devil]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908

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Paraplesiops poweri
[Northern blue devil]
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Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Paraplesiops sinclairi
[Western blue devil]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paraplesiops alisonae Alison's blue devil Southwest Pacific 15 TL 1984
Paraplesiops bleekeri Eastern blue devil Southwest Pacific 1861
Paraplesiops meleagris Southern blue devil Eastern Indian Ocean 33 TL 1869
Paraplesiops poweri Northern blue devil Southwest Pacific 8.3 SL 1908
Paraplesiops sinclairi Western blue devil Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL 1987



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