TaiBNET

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Plesiopidae
Genus Assessor
Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976

Provider:

Kwang-Tsao Shao

Citation:

臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993);

Fish of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)

Character:

Body elongate, slightly compressed. Snout short. A single dorsal fin with XI spines and 10 segmented rays, with barely incised fin membranes between the spines; anal fin with III spines and 10 segmented rays; pectoral fins with 15 rays; pelvic fins with I spine and 4 segmented rays; caudal fin deeply forked. Lateral line disjunct and in 2 parts, with a more anterior dorsal lateral line running near dorsal-fin base, a posterior lateral line running midlaterally onto caudal peduncle. Body uniformly dark blue to dark brown.

Habitat:

Found in coral reef gullies. Usually hovering at hole entrances. Strikingly nervous.

Distribution:

Distributed in the western Pacific including southern Japan, Taiwan and eastern Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters; Siao Liouciou, southwestern Taiwan and Lanyu, southeastern Taiwan.

Utility:

No commercial value.

Name Code:

382265

Marine