Crimsontip Longfin
Plesiops coeruleolineatus
- Group: Other
- Typical depth: 1–23 m
- Max size: 10 cm
- For divers: safe
- IUCN status: LC
By day it stays hidden under stones and corals in lagoon flood basins, so secretive that divers usually find it only by turning over rubble. After dark it slips into the open to hunt small crustaceans, fishes and snails, and the male guards the eggs until they hatch.
Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Plesiopidae › Plesiops
Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 218342.
FAQ
- How deep does the Crimsontip Longfin live?
- The Crimsontip Longfin (Plesiops coeruleolineatus) is typically found at 1–23 m.
- Is the Crimsontip Longfin dangerous to divers?
- The Crimsontip Longfin is harmless to divers.
- How big does the Crimsontip Longfin get?
- The Crimsontip Longfin grows to about 10 cm.