The Acanthoclininae is a subfamily of ray-finned fishes, one of two in the family Plesiopidae.[1] They are characterised by the head being scaleless or nearly scaleless, a dorsal fin which has 17–26 spines and 2–6 soft rays, an anal fin having 7–16 spines and 2–6 soft rays while the pelvic fin has one spine and two soft rays. There are between one and four lateral lines, the number of vertebrae is between 26 and 35. They grow to a maximum length about 30 centimetres (12 in).[2]
| Acanthoclininae | |
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| Acanthoplesiops indicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Clade: | Ovalentaria |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Subfamily: | Acanthoclininae Günther, 1861 |
Genera
editThe genera currently recognised as belonging to the subfamily Acanthoclininae are:[1]
- Genus Acanthoclinus Jenyns, 1841
- Genus Acanthoplesiops Regan, 1912
- Genus Beliops Hardy, 1985
- Genus Belonepterygion McCulloch, 1915
- Genus Notograptus Günther, 1867
References
edit- ^ a b Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Acanthoclininae Günther, 1861". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ J. S. Nelson; T. C. Grande; M. V. H. Wilson (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Wiley. p. 752. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. Archived from the original on 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2018-09-27.