crimsontip longfin
Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1835
- Common name
- crimsontip longfin
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Genus
- Plesiops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyPlesiopidae Günther, 1861
- subfamilyPlesiopinae Günther, 1861
- genusPlesiops Oken, 1817
- speciesPlesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Plesiops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops cephalotaenia Inger, 1955 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops genaricus Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops insularis Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops malalaxus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| whitespotted longfinPlesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828) | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops verecundus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops corallicola Bleeker, 1853 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops facicavus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops gracilis Mooi & Randall, 1991 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops multisquamata Inger, 1955 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Plesiops mystaxus Mooi, 1995 | PlesiopidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Pharopteryx semeion (Tanaka, 1917) (Tanaka, 1917) | synonym |
| Plesiops caeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835 Rüppell, 1835 | synonym |
| Plesiops welas Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Pseudochromichthys riukianus Schmidt, 1931 Schmidt, 1931 | synonym |
| Pharopteryx melas (Bleeker, 1849) (Bleeker, 1849) | synonym |
| Plesiops melas Bleeker, 1849 Bleeker, 1849 | synonym |
| Plesiops semeion Tanaka, 1917 Tanaka, 1917 | synonym |
| Plesiops nigricans apoda Kner, 1868 Kner, 1868 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt Am Main, i–ii + 1–148, Pls. 1–33. [1835:1–28, Pls. 1–7; 1836:29–52, Pls. 8–14; 1837:53–80, Pls. 15–21; 1838:81–148, Pls. 22–33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4K9V8. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.