Redtip Longfin
Plesiops verecundus
- Usual depth1–13 m
- Water temperature24–30 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 11 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 35 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 19 records
- October: 4 records
- November: 18 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–13 m · Deepest record: 32.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Redtip Longfin, Red-tipped Longfin, White-based Longfin
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Amamitanabatauo, アマミタナバタウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 七夕魚, 羞七夕魚, 羞鮗
Similar species
Crimsontip longfinPlesiops coeruleolineatus
- Headstripe Longfin
Plesiops cephalotaenia
- Bluegill Longfin
Plesiops corallicola
- Whitespotted longfin
Plesiops nigricans
- Sharphead Longfin
Plesiops oxycephalus
- Olive Rockfish
Acanthoclinus fuscus
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).
- 202 open-data records from 1958 to 2023.
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