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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ovalentaria/misc
Family: Plesiopidae Roundheads
Subfamily: Plesiopinae
Genus: Assessor

(See list of species below)


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Photo by Fenner, R.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976

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Assessor flavissimus
[Yellow devilfish]

Photo by Fenner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935

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Assessor macneilli
[Blue devilfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 4 cm TL
Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976

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Assessor randalli
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Assessor flavissimus Yellow devilfish Western Central Pacific 6 TL 1976
Assessor macneilli Blue devilfish Western Pacific 6 TL 1935
Assessor randalli Western Pacific. 4 TL 1976



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