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Marine Species: Assessor macneilli
Allen & Kuiter, 1976
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Assessor |
| Species: | Assessor macneilli |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Blue Assessor, Blue Devilfish |
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| Description: | It is a completely dark blue fish. It feeds on zooplankton such as copepods, ostracods and amphipods. The males incubate the eggs in the mouth for two weeks untill new small fish hatch. |
| Habitat: | It occurs in lagoons, reef faces and frontal reef slopes, at depths between 2 and 20 meters. |
| Color: | Dark blue. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 6 centimeters. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Western Pacific |
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