TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Plesiopidae
Genus Acanthoplesiops
Acanthoplesiops hiatti Schultz, 1953

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Citation:

墾丁國家公園海域-魚類圖鑑(邵等，1992);

The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)

Character:

Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. Operculum with 2 flat spines. A single dorsal fin with XIX-XXI spines and 3-5 segmented rays, with barely incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with VIII- X spines and 3-5 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 17 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 2 segmented rays. One incomple lateral line, reaching behind pectoral fin. Body nearly all black, but a thin white line over the back from the tip of the snout and along the tips of the dorsal fin spines; dorsal, anal, pelvic and caudal fins with yellow margin; a white spot on base of pectoral fin.

Habitat:

Found in shallow wave-washed seaward reefs. Also in sheltered rubble reef slopes to at least 20 m depth.

Distribution:

Distributed in the western Pacific, including Taiwan, Philippines, Moluccas, southern Japan, Izu Islands, and Marshall Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; and Lyudao, southeastern Taiwan.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

382263

Marine