Bluegill longfin (Plesiops corallicola) fish species and information / pictures of Bluegill longfin - Plesiops corallicola

Bluegill longfin (Plesiops corallicola) fish species information

Scientific Name
Plesiops corallicola

Common Name
Bluegill longfin

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Coloration can vary from pale gray with black blotches and blue dots to an almost uniformly black except for the ever-present blue ocellus on the edge of its operculum.

Classification

Classified By
Bleeker, 1853
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Perch-like fish (Perciformes)
Family
Roundheads (Plesiopidae)

Distribution

Region
Indo-Pacific
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Madagascar to the Line Islands; north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and Tonga. Throughout Micronesia.
Range
32°N - 24°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
24 °C
Water Temperature To
26 °C
Depth From - meters
1 m
Depth To - meters
23 m
Zone
reef-associated
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 23 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 10 m (Ref. 27115)
Trophic Level
3.72 s.e. 0.58 Based on food items.
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
True
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
16.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100)
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Harmless
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated