WoRMS taxon details
Plesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828)
218346 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218346)
accepted
Species
Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828 · unaccepted
- Subspecies Plesiops nigricans apoda Kner, 1868 accepted as Plesiops coeruleolineatus Rüppell, 1835 (synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Plesiops nigricans (Rüppell, 1828). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218346 on 2026-08-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828) Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1828-30). Atlas zu der Reise im nördlichen Afrika. Fische des Rothen Meers. <em>Frankfurt am Main (Heinrich Ludwig Brönner).</em> 1-141 + 3 pp., Pls. 1-35. [Part 1 (1828): 1-26, Pls. 1-6; part 2 (1829): 27-94, Pls. 7-24; part 3 (1830):95-141, Pls. 25-35.]. [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
basis of record Randall, J. E. (1992). Red Sea Reef Fishes. <em>Immel Publishing.</em> [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
additional source
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | whitespotted longfin | [details] |
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (40 publications) (from synonym Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plesiops nigricans FIN031922 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plesiops nigricans FIN031923 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (68 publications)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Pharopteryx nigricans Rüppell, 1828)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plesiops nigricans FIN031922 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Plesiops nigricans FIN031923 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
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