Scientific Name	Plesiops coeruleolineatus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Rüppell, 1835	Depth	1 - 23M
Chinese	藍線七夕魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	七夕魚科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F344　Plesiopidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	藍線鮗
Max Length	10 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	七夕魚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、South、ShaoLiuChew、LanI Is.、Tung Sa IS.、Nan Sa IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal、Lagoon	Holotype Locality	Mauritius
Synonyms	Pharopteryx melas, Pharopteryx semeion, Plesiops caeruleolineatus, Plesiops corallicola, Plesiops melas, Plesiops nigricans, Plesiops nigricans apoda, Plesiops semeion, Plesiops welas, Pseudochromichthys riukianus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993
Specimen List	ASIZP0055159. ASIZP0055190. ASIZP0058783. ASIZP0059078. ASIZP0059314. ASIZP0059387. ASIZP0060451. ASIZP0070415. ASIZP0070427. ASIZP0071005. ASIZP0072192. ASIZP0803367. ASIZP0913367. BPBMI23263. FRIP22353. NMMBP00088. NMMBP02737. NMMBP08587. NMNSF00400. NTOUP200611-813. NTOUP200611-814. NTOUP200611-815. NTOUP200712-072. NTOUP201203-038. NTOUP201203-128. NTOUP201203-129. NTUM04430. NTUM04568. NTUM05773. NTUM06120. NTUM06172. NTUM06337. NTUM07010. NTUM07012. NTUM07013. USNM00211304. USNM00274560. ...List all 41 records...
Common Name	Red-tipped longfin; Red-tipped prettyfin; Crimsontip longfin; Banded devilfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. A single dorsal fin with XI spines and 7 segmented rays, with deeply incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with III spines and 8-9 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 21 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 4 segmented rays; caudal fin rounded. Lateral line disjunct and in 2 parts, with a more anterior dorsal lateral line running near dorsal-fin base, a posterior lateral line running midlaterally onto caudal peduncle. Color variable; body generally black or brown; 2 dark stripes behind eye; dorsal spines orange distally; bluish stripe along basal part of dorsal fin.
habitats	Found under stone or corals in flood basins and lagoons. Common but very secretive and usually found when turning rubble pieces in pools. It ventures out in the open at night to feed on small crustaceans, fishes and gastropods.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-Pacific from Red Sea and East Africa to Japan and Oceania. It is a common species in Taiwan except western part.
Utility	Aquarium fishes.