Fish - Blue Devils and Hulafish

 

Kingdom:   Animalia

Phylum:  Chordata

Subphylum:  Vertebrata

Superclass:  Gnathostomata

Superclass:  Pisces

Class:  Actinopterygii

Order:  Perciformes

Family:  Plesiopidae

Subfamily:  Plesiopinae

Genus:  Paraplesiops

Species:  meleagris

Worms   (Peters, 1869)  

Distribution:  Native to southern Australia

Habitat:  Coastal and offshore reefs and drop-offs

Max Depth:      3 – 45 m

Size:                   33 cm

Colour:              Dark blue to bluish grey body with bright blue spots

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References:

 

Bray, D.J. & Gomon, M.F., 2011, Southern Blue Devil, Paraplesiops meleagris, in Taxonomic Toolkit for marine life of Port Phillip Bay, Museum Victoria, accessed 06 Aug 2017, http://portphillipmarinelife.net.au:8098/species/8001

 

Bailly, N. (2008). Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2017). FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282087on 2017-08-05

 

Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2020). FishBase. Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=282087 on 2020-07-05