Paraplesiops

	Paraplesiops ''Paraplesiops'' is a genus containing five largely Allopatric speciation, allopatric species of fishes in the longfin, or roundhead, family Plesiopidae, commonly known as blue devils, bluedevils, or blue devilfish because of their colouration. The genus is most similar to the tropical genera ''Plesiops'' and ''Fraudella''. It is restricted to subtropical and temperate rocky and coral reefs in Australian waters. Its species are mostly cryptic, occurring in submarine caves, crevices and under rocky ledges. ''Paraplesiops'' often hide unless food is available, they are very friendly fish unless around their prey. They eat small fish or crustaceans. Species There are five recognized species: * ''Paraplesiops alisonae'' Hoese and Rudie Kuiter, Kuiter, 1984 – Alison's blue devil * ''Paraplesiops bleekeri'' (Albert Günther, Günther, 1861) – eastern blue devil * ''Paraplesiops meleagris'' (Wilhelm Peters, Peters, 1869) – southern blue devil * ''Paraplesiops poweri'' James D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paraplesiops Bleekeri ''Paraplesiops bleekeri'', commonly known as the eastern blue devil, blue-tipped long-fin or Bleeker's blue devil fish, is a species of fish in the family Plesiopidae. This colourful, secretive fish is endemic to Australia, where it is a protected species. Description This species grows to 40 cm, and is recognizable by blue and white bands on the body, blue spots on the head, and blue dorsal and anal fins. It also has a yellow base, pectoral, and caudal fins. The pelvic, posterior dorsal, and anal fins are all elongated. This species is a close relative of the southern blue devil ('' Paraplesiops meleagris''), which lives in the colder southern Australian waters. Distribution The fish is found in coastal waters of eastern Australia between the Gold Coast of southern Queensland and Montague Island, most commonly between Sydney and Ulladulla. Behaviour This species is shy and secretive. Males have appeared to defend territories in caves or overhangs, where it remains to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paraplesiops Meleagris The southern blue devil (''Paraplesiops meleagris'') is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae endemic to southern Australia. It is a close relative of the eastern blue devil (''Paraplesiops bleekeri''), which lives in the coastal waters of eastern Australia, and of the western blue devil (''P. sinclairi''), of southwestern Western Australia with which it is sometimes considered conspecific. Description The fish grows to about 350 mm in length. It is generally deep blue, bluish, or blue-brown in colour with a scattering of brighter blue spots, with a long dorsal and large anal and pelvic fins. Distribution and habitat These fish are found along the southern Australian coastline, from South Australia to eastern Victoria Victoria most commonly refers to: * Queen Victoria (1819–1901), Queen of the United Kingdom and Empress of India * Victoria (state), a state of Australia * Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a provincial capital * Victoria, Seychelles, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Northern Blue Devil The northern blue devil (''Paraplesiops poweri'') is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae. It has been recorded from the inshore waters of Queensland, eastern Australia, from Bowen to Moreton Bay. The specific name honours Percy Power, who caught the type specimen In biology, a type is a particular wikt:en:specimen, specimen (or in some cases a group of specimens) of an organism to which the scientific name of that organism is formally associated. In other words, a type is an example that serves to ancho .... References northern blue devil northern blue devil {{Plesiopidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Western Blue Devil The western blue devil (''Paraplesiops sinclairi'') is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae endemic to Western Australia. The fish is found in rocky reef habitats in the coastal, inshore waters of southwestern Western Australia, from the Recherche Archipelago to Lancelin. The specific name was coined as a memorial to the ichthyologist Nicholas Sinclair of the Australian Museum The Australian Museum, originally known as the Colonial Museum or Sydney Museum. is a heritage-listed museum at 1 William Street, Sydney, William Street, Sydney central business district, Sydney CBD, New South Wales. It is the oldest natural ... who was involved in the collection of the type specimens. References Paraplesiops Marine fish of Western Australia Fish described in 1987 Taxa named by J. Barry Hutchins {{Plesiopidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paraplesiops Alisonae Alison's blue devil (''Paraplesiops alisonae'') is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae. It was described in 1984 and named for Alison Kuiter, the wife of Rudie Kuiter, because he said she saw the species first. It has a brown head and body with iridescent blue spots on the head. It has been recorded from various sites in southern Australian waters, including Port Phillip in Victoria, northern Tasmania and Tasmanian islands in Bass Strait, Kangaroo Island, and Victor Harbor in South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in .... References Alison's blue devil Marine fish of Southern Australia Alison's blue devil {{plesiopidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Plesiopidae The longfins, also known as roundheads or spiny basslets, are a Family (biology), family, Plesiopidae, which were formerly placed in the order Perciformes or considered indeterminate Percomorpha, percomorphs, but are now considered basal Blenniiformes, blenniiforms. They are elongated fishes, found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean. Classification In some classifications, the genus ''Notograptus'' is split in its own family, Notograptidae, but FishBase is followed here. There are two Subfamily, subfamilies within the Plesiopidae and the genera are as follows: Subfamily Acanthoclininae Günther, 1861 * Genus ''Acanthoclinus'' Leonard Jenyns, Jenyns, 1841 Genus ''Acanthoplesiops'' Charles Tate Regan, Regan, 1912 Genus ''Beliops'' Graham S. Hardy, Hardy, 1985 Genus ''Belonepterygion'' Allan Riverstone McCulloch, McCulloch, 1915 Genus ''Notograptus'' Günther, 1867 * Subfamily Plesiopinae Günther, 1861 Genus ''Assessor (fish), Assessor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]