Assiculus | |
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Assiculus punctatus from John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudochrominae |
Genus: |
Assiculus Richardson, 1846 |
Species: | A. punctatus
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Binomial name | |
Assiculus punctatus
Richardson, 1846
[1]
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Assiculus is a genus of fish in the "dottyback" family Pseudochromidae. It is monotypic, containing only Assiculus punctatus. [2] It is a small species of dottyback which is covered in small, bright blue spots. The males are bluish in colour while the females are greenish-yellow and are smaller than the males. [3] A. punctatus is found in coastal areas in the vicinity of reefs and weedy areas; normally in rather turbid waters as deep as 30 metres (98 ft). This secretive species frequents areas where there are highly eroded limestone reefs and rocks. [4]
The genus and species were first published by Sir John Richardson in an appendix to Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia. [5] The specific name punctatus references the small blue spots on the dorsal part of the body and fins. [6]
Assiculus | |
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Assiculus punctatus from John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Family: | Pseudochromidae |
Subfamily: | Pseudochrominae |
Genus: |
Assiculus Richardson, 1846 |
Species: | A. punctatus
|
Binomial name | |
Assiculus punctatus
Richardson, 1846
[1]
|
Assiculus is a genus of fish in the "dottyback" family Pseudochromidae. It is monotypic, containing only Assiculus punctatus. [2] It is a small species of dottyback which is covered in small, bright blue spots. The males are bluish in colour while the females are greenish-yellow and are smaller than the males. [3] A. punctatus is found in coastal areas in the vicinity of reefs and weedy areas; normally in rather turbid waters as deep as 30 metres (98 ft). This secretive species frequents areas where there are highly eroded limestone reefs and rocks. [4]
The genus and species were first published by Sir John Richardson in an appendix to Volume 1 of John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia. [5] The specific name punctatus references the small blue spots on the dorsal part of the body and fins. [6]