Barebelly basslet
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster
- Usual depth2–11 m
- Water temperature22–28 °C
- Best monthsApril and May
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–11 m · Deepest record: 10.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Barebelly basslet
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Fuchidoritanabatauo, フチドリタナバタウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 棘銀寶魚, 滑腹若棘鮗, 黑七夕魚
Similar species
- Rock Basslet
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
- Hiatt's basslet
Acanthoplesiops hiatti
Crimsontip longfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus
CometCalloplesiops altivelis
- Banded Longfin
Belonepterygion fasciolatum
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 20 open-data records from 1968 to 1994.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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