Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Familia: Plesiopidae
Subfamilia: Plesiopinae
Genus: Paraplesiops
Species (5): P. alisonae – P. bleekeri – P. meleagris – P. poweri – P. sinclairi
Name
Paraplesiops Bleeker, 1875
Type species: Plesiops bleekeri Günther, 1861
References
Hoese, D.F. & Kuiter, R.H. 1984. A revision of the Australian plesiopid fish genus Paraplesiops, with notes on other Australian genera. Records of the Australian Museum 36(1): 7–18. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1984.322 Reference page.
Hutchins, J.B. 1987. Description of a new plesiopid fish from south-western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops. Records of the Western Australian Museum 13(2): 231–240. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page.
External links
AFD
Paraplesiops – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Paraplesiops species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Paraplesiops is a genus containing five largely 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.[1]
Paraplesiops often hide unless food is available, they are very friendly fish unless around their prey. They eat small fish or crustaceans.[2]
Species
There are five recognized species:[3]
Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese and Kuiter, 1984 – Alison's blue devil[1]
Paraplesiops bleekeri (Günther, 1861) – eastern blue devil
Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869) – southern blue devil
Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908 – northern blue devil
Paraplesiops sinclairi Hutchins, 1987 – western blue devil[4]
References
Hoese, Douglass F. & Kuiter, Rudie H. (1984). "A revision of the Australian plesiopid fish genus Paraplesiops, with notes on other Australian genera" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 36 (1): 7–18. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1984.322.
"Northern Blue Devil Grouper :: 19039". Quality Marine. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paraplesiops". FishBase. February 2024 version.
Hutchins, J.B. (1987). "Description of a new plesiopid fish from south-western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13 (2): 231–240.
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