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Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995 Poreface longfin |
| Family: | Plesiopidae (Roundheads), subfamily: Plesiopinae | |||
| Max. size: | 4.63 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Pacific: known only from the 2 specimens collected in 1909 in Togian Bay, Togian Island, Sulawesi (Indonesia). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-7; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Description: Characterized by brown color in preservative with pair of short dark bars behind eye and anterior part of head densely speckled with small brown spots; tubed lateral line scales 18+7; midlateral scale series 24; cheek scale rows 5; sparse and very large sensory pore on head (to 1mm diameter) (Ref. 90102). | |||
| Biology: | Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||