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Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Plesiops: Greek, plesios = near + Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); auritus: From the Latin 'auritus' (noun in apposition), referring to the dark spot at the upper edge of the opercle and appears to be eared.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 15 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical, preferred ?
Indo-Pacific: known only from Sri Lanka to the west coast of the Malaysian Peninsula near Phuket, and south along the western coast of Sumatra to north of Java
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 27772)
Adults occur in coral heads, on reefs or in rocky areas, to depths of 15 m, but often in shallower water (Ref. 27772). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Mooi, R.D., 1995. Revision, phylogeny, and discussion of biology and biogeography of the fish genus Plesiops (Perciformes: Plesiopsidae). Life Sci. Contrib. No. 159, 108 p. (Ref. 27772)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00468 (0.00176 - 0.01245), b=3.18 (2.95 - 3.41), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic Level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (20 of 100) .