Eastern Blue Devil

Paraplesiops bleekeri

• Group: Other
• For divers: safe

The eastern blue devil is a deep blue inshore fish that keeps to caves and ledges along rocky reefs. The male guards the eggs until they hatch, and the species rewards patient divers willing to peer into the shadows.

Taxonomy: Animalia › Chordata › Teleostei › Ovalentaria incertae sedis › Plesiopidae › Paraplesiops

Species data via the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), AphiaID 282086.