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Plesiopidae

22 species in this family

The Plesiopidae family belongs to the coral reef fishes and includes 22 species in the guide. You find them all below, with photos, identification details and distribution. Identify them in the field with the Fin's Fish Guide app.

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Best-known species

Blue assessor (Assessor macneilli) — Plesiopidae
Blue assessor
Assessor macneilli
Plesiopidae
 Western blue devil (Paraplesiops meleagris) — Plesiopidae
Western blue devil
Paraplesiops meleagris
Plesiopidae
 Yellow assessor (Assessor flavissimus) — Plesiopidae
Yellow assessor
Assessor flavissimus
Plesiopidae
 Bluegill longfin (Plesiops corallicola) — Plesiopidae
Bluegill longfin
Plesiops corallicola
Plesiopidae
 Banded devilfish (Plesiops coeruleolineatus) — Plesiopidae
Banded devilfish
Plesiops coeruleolineatus
Plesiopidae
 Yellowhead hulafish (Trachinops noarlungae) — Plesiopidae
Yellowhead hulafish
Trachinops noarlungae
Plesiopidae
 Banded longfin (Belonepterygion fasciolatum) — Plesiopidae
Banded longfin
Belonepterygion fasciolatum
Plesiopidae
 Braun's hulafish (Trachinops brauni) — Plesiopidae
Braun's hulafish
Trachinops brauni
Plesiopidae
 Rockpool klipfish (Acanthoclinus littoreus) — Plesiopidae
Rockpool klipfish
Acanthoclinus littoreus
Plesiopidae
 Sinclair's longfin (Paraplesiops sinclairi) — Plesiopidae
Sinclair's longfin
Paraplesiops sinclairi
Plesiopidae

All species from A to Z

Banded devilfish (Plesiops coeruleolineatus) — Plesiopidae
Banded devilfish
Plesiops coeruleolineatus
Plesiopidae
 Banded longfin (Belonepterygion fasciolatum) — Plesiopidae
Banded longfin
Belonepterygion fasciolatum
Plesiopidae
 Batan longfin (Beliops batanensis) — Plesiopidae
Batan longfin
Beliops batanensis
Plesiopidae
 Blue assessor (Assessor macneilli) — Plesiopidae
Blue assessor
Assessor macneilli
Plesiopidae
 Bluegill longfin (Plesiops corallicola) — Plesiopidae
Bluegill longfin
Plesiops corallicola
Plesiopidae
 Braun's hulafish (Trachinops brauni) — Plesiopidae
Braun's hulafish
Trachinops brauni
Plesiopidae
 Eastern hulafish (Trachinops taeniatus) — Plesiopidae
Eastern hulafish
Trachinops taeniatus
Plesiopidae
 Gregory's eelblenny (Notograptus gregoryi) — Plesiopidae
Gregory's eelblenny
Notograptus gregoryi
Plesiopidae
 Headstripe prettyfin (Plesiops cephalotaenia) — Plesiopidae
Headstripe prettyfin
Plesiops cephalotaenia
Plesiopidae
 Ocellated plesiops (Plesiops nigricans) — Plesiopidae
Ocellated plesiops
Plesiops nigricans
Plesiopidae
 Randall's assessor (Assessor randalli) — Plesiopidae
Randall's assessor
Assessor randalli
Plesiopidae
 Rockpool klipfish (Acanthoclinus littoreus) — Plesiopidae
Rockpool klipfish
Acanthoclinus littoreus
Plesiopidae
 Sharphead prettyfin (Plesiops oxycephalus) — Plesiopidae
Sharphead prettyfin
Plesiops oxycephalus
Plesiopidae
 Shy prettyfin (Plesiops verecundus) — Plesiopidae
Shy prettyfin
Plesiops verecundus
Plesiopidae
 Sinclair's longfin (Paraplesiops sinclairi) — Plesiopidae
Sinclair's longfin
Paraplesiops sinclairi
Plesiopidae
 Slender prettyfin (Plesiops gracilis) — Plesiopidae
Slender prettyfin
Plesiops gracilis
Plesiopidae
 Spiny spinybasslet (Acanthoplesiops echinatus) — Plesiopidae
Spiny spinybasslet
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
Plesiopidae
 Spotted eel blenny (Notograptus guttatus) — Plesiopidae
Spotted eel blenny
Notograptus guttatus
Plesiopidae
 Western blue devil (Paraplesiops meleagris) — Plesiopidae
Western blue devil
Paraplesiops meleagris
Plesiopidae
 Whiskered prettyfin (Plesiops mystaxus) — Plesiopidae
Whiskered prettyfin
Plesiops mystaxus
Plesiopidae
 Yellow assessor (Assessor flavissimus) — Plesiopidae
Yellow assessor
Assessor flavissimus
Plesiopidae
 Yellowhead hulafish (Trachinops noarlungae) — Plesiopidae
Yellowhead hulafish
Trachinops noarlungae
Plesiopidae