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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Plesiopinae
Genus: Paraplesiops

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
 
Paraplesiops alisonae
[Alison's blue devil]

Photo by Schulz, S.

Southwest Pacific

Paraplesiops bleekeri (Günther, 1861)

Photo by Schulz, S.
 
Paraplesiops bleekeri
[Eastern blue devil]

Photo by Yau, B.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Paraplesiops meleagris
[Southern blue devil]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 8.3 cm SL
Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby, 1908

Photo by Fenner, R.
 
Paraplesiops poweri
[Northern blue devil]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
 
Paraplesiops sinclairi
[Western blue devil]
5 Species of Family Plesiopidae with Genus Paraplesiops
(Roundheads)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1984 Paraplesiops alisonae Alison's blue devil Southwest Pacific 15 TL
1861 Paraplesiops bleekeri Eastern blue devil Southwest Pacific
1869 Paraplesiops meleagris Southern blue devil Eastern Indian Ocean 33 TL
1908 Paraplesiops poweri Northern blue devil Southwest Pacific 8.3 SL
1987 Paraplesiops sinclairi Western blue devil Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL



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