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Ovalentaria/misc (Various families in series Ovalentaria) >
Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Acanthoclininae
Etymology: Acanthoplesiops: Greek, akantha = thorn + Greek, plesios = near + Greek, ops = similar (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr Robert Worth Hiatt (1913–1997), Senior Professor of Zoology at the University of Hawaii, was a marine ecologist, conchologist and hydrologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser riff-verbunden; standorttreu; tiefenbereich 0 - 18 m (Ref. 37816), usually 1 - 5 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 35°N - 9°S
Western Pacific: Philippines, Moluccas, southern Japan, Izu Islands, and Marshall Islands.
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.4 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 48635)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 19 - 21; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 3 - 5; Afterflossenstacheln: 8 - 10; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 3 - 5. Nearly all black, but a thin white line over the back from the tip of the snout and along the tips of the dorsal fin spines (Ref. 48635).
Cryptic and rarely seen (Ref. 90102). Adults are found in shallow wave-washed seaward reefs; also in sheltered rubble reef slopes to at least 20 m depth (Ref. 48635). Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.6 - 29.3, mean 28.8 °C (based on 982 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00175 - 0.01195), b=3.11 (2.88 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).