Blue devilfish
Assessor macneilli
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A small dark blue fish from northeastern Australia, the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. The male broods the eggs in its mouth. It reaches 6 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Assessor macneilli
- Family
- Plesiopidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Plesiopidae
- Order
- Ovalentaria/misc
- Synonyms
- Assessor macneili
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Water
- Temperature
- 24.6–30.4 °C
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 6 cm
Reproduction
- Breeding strategy
- Mouthbrooder
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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