Crimsontip longfin
Plesiops coeruleolineatus
- Usual depth0–14 m
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, May, and September
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Izuzuki, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist
About this species
Plesiops coeruleolineatus, the crimsontip longfin or coral devil, is a species of fish in the family Plesiopidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Plesiops coeruleolineatus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 26 records
- February: 41 records
- March: 68 records
- April: 43 records
- May: 73 records
- June: 35 records
- July: 50 records
- August: 39 records
- September: 67 records
- October: 52 records
- November: 44 records
- December: 18 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 0–14 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Crimsontip longfin, Banded Devilfish, Coral Devil, crimsontip longfin, Crimson-tipped Longfin, Red-tipped Longfin, Redtipped Triplefin
Names in 4 more languages
- Japanese
- Tanabatauo, タナバタウオ
- Korean
- 육돈바리
- Thai
- ปลาครีบยาว
- Simplified Chinese
- 七夕魚, 藍線七夕魚, 藍線鮗
Other scientific names: Pharopteryx melas, Pharopteryx semeion, Plesiops caeruleolineatus, Plesiops melas, Plesiops semeion, Plesiops welas, Pseudochromichthys riukianus
Similar species
CometCalloplesiops altivelis
- Rock Basslet
Acanthoplesiops echinatus
- Hiatt's basslet
Acanthoplesiops hiatti
- Barebelly basslet
Acanthoplesiops psilogaster
- 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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,152 open-data records from 1835 to 2023.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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