Acanthoplesiops
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Acanthoplesiops is a genus of reef
-dwelling fish
es belonging to the family Plesiopidae. All species are very small, the largest specimen recorded only reaching 27 mm standard length
. They have several features which distinguish them from other plesiopids, the most obvious of which is the presence of one or two spines on the operculum
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Reef
In nautical terminology, a reef is a rock, sandbar, or other feature lying beneath the surface of the water ....
-dwelling fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...
es belonging to the family Plesiopidae. All species are very small, the largest specimen recorded only reaching 27 mm standard length
Fish measurement
Fish measurement refers to the measuring of the length of individual fish and of various parts of their anatomy. These data are used in many areas of ichthyology, including taxonomy and fisheries biology.-Overall length:...
. They have several features which distinguish them from other plesiopids, the most obvious of which is the presence of one or two spines on the operculum
Operculum (fish)
The operculum of a bony fish is the hard bony flap covering and protecting the gills. In most fish, the rear edge of the operculum roughly marks the division between the head and the body....
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