© Baker, J.L. (2009) Marine Species of Conservation Concern in South Australia Full citation Baker, J.L. (2009) Marine Species of Conservation Concern in South Australia: Volume 1 - Bony and Cartilaginous Fishes. Report for the South Australian Working Group for Marine Species of Conservation Concern. J. Baker (consultant); Science and Conservation Division, and Coast and Marine Conservation branches of S.A. Department for Environment and Heritage (DEH); Marine and Coastal Community Network of S.A. (MCCN), and Threatened Species Network (TSN). Web version published by Reef Watch, South Australia.

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PLESIOPIDAE: BLUE DEVILS and HULAFISH

© M. Matthewson

The family Plesiopidae contains the Blue Devils, Longfins, Prettyfins and Hulafish, distributed throughout the Indo-West Pacific. In Australia, there are 7 genera and at least 20 species (CSIRO, 2007). Several species each in the Australian endemic genera Paraplesiops (blue devils) and Trachinops (hulafishes) are known from southern Australia (Kuiter, in Gomon et al., 1994; CSIRO, 2007).

Associated taxa

Western Blue Devil / Southern Blue Devil	Paraplesiops meleagris (Peters, 1869)
Alison’s Blue Devil	Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese & Kuiter, 1984
Southern Hulafish / Blotch-tailed Trachinops / Blotched-tailed Trachinops	Trachinops caudimaculatus McCoy, 1890
Noarlunga Hulafish / Yellow-headed Hulafish / Trachinops	Trachinops noarlungae Glover, 1974