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Western blue devil
Western blue devil in 20m of water
Western blue devil Paraplesiops sinclairi
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P. sinclairi
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Paraplesiops sinclairi
Hutchins, 1987

The western blue devil, Paraplesiops sinclairi, is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae endemic to Western Australia.[1] The fish is found in rocky reef habitats in the coastal, inshore waters of southwestern Western Australia, from the Recherche Archipelago to Lancelin.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Hutchins, J.B. (1987). "Description of a new plesiopid fish from south-western Australia, with a discussion of zoogeography of Paraplesiops". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 13 (2): 231–240.