Plesiops auritus
Appearance
Plesiops auritus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Blenniiformes |
Family: | Plesiopidae |
Genus: | Plesiops |
Species: | P. auritus
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Binomial name | |
Plesiops auritus Mooi , 1995
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Plesiops auritus is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Plesiopidae. This species grows to a maximum length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in). It is found on in the coral reefs and typically found at depths less than 15 m.[1] P. auritus' lives in the Indo-Pacific from Sri Lanka up to the west coast of the Malaysian Peninsula near Phuket, and south along the western coast of Sumatra to north of Java.[1] The male parent guards the eggs.[1]
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