| Assessor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Assessor macneilli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Subfamily: | Plesiopinae |
| Genus: | Assessor whitley, 1935 |
| Type species | |
| Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935[1] | |
Assessor is a genus of ray-finned fishes which belong to the longfin family Plesiopidae. They are found in the western Pacific Ocean from Japan to Australia.
Species
Three species are currently recognised as belonging to Assessor:[2]
- Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976 (yellow devilfish)
- Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935 (blue devilfish)
- Assessor randalli Allen & Kuiter, 1976 (Randall's devilfish)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Assessor". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Assessor in FishBase. June 2018 version.
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