Plesiops auritus

Plesiops auritus is a species of marine fish belonging to the family Plesiopidae. This species grows to a maximum length of 7.6 cm (3.0 in). It is found on in the coral reefs and typically found at depths less than 15 m.^[1] P. auritus' lives in the Indo-Pacific from Sri Lanka up to the west coast of the Malaysian Peninsula near Phuket, and south along the western coast of Sumatra to north of Java.^[1] The male parent guards the eggs.^[1]

Plesiops auritus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
Family:	Plesiopidae
Genus:	Plesiops
Species:	P. auritus
Binomial name
Plesiops auritus Mooi, 1995