Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesian Reefs

Comet
Calloplesiops altivelis
Comet
Category: Longfins
Scientific Name: Calloplesiops altivelis
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 6-130 ft. (2-40 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Plesiopidae (Family) Longfins
      └Calloplesiops (Genus)
       └C. altivelis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218340🔗
iNaturalist ID: 136965🔗

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