| Family: | Plesiopidae (Roundheads), subfamily: Plesiopinae |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Crimsontip longfin | |||
| Max. size: | 10.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 30874) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 – 23 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical; 24 – 26°C; 30°N - 30°S | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: of no interest; aquarium: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months(Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Japan and Oceania. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 10 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6 - 8; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Color variable; body generally black or brown; 2 dark stripes behind eye; dorsal spines orange distally; bluish stripe along basal part of dorsal fin (Ref. 5473). | |||
| Biology: | Minimum depth reported from Ref. 30874. Found under stone or corals in flood basins and lagoons (Ref. 9137). Common but very secretive and usually found when turning rubble pieces in pools (Ref. 48635). It ventures out in the open at night to feed on small crustaceans, fishes and gastropods (Ref. 37816). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
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