Species Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter, 1976

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• Assessor flavissimus Allen, G.R. & Kuiter, R.H. 1976. A review of the plesiopid fish genus Assessor, with descriptions of two new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 4(3): 201-215 figs 1-4 [211, fig. 5].

  Type data:

   Holotype WAM P.25322–001, Pixie Reef, off Cairns, QLD.
  Paratype(s) AM I.18460–001; WAM P.25323–001; BMNH 1975.8.27.1–3; BPBM 18861; USNM 214680.

 

Distribution

States

Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Outer barrier islands of Cape York (10°48'37"S) to Pixie Reef (16º33´S), QLD; tropical., New Guinea

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IMCRA

Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Ecological Descriptors

Coral reef, inshore, marine, pelagic.

 

General References

Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls. [96]

Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [94]

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [128]

Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp. [208]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [132]

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1997. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 557 pp. figs. [132]

 

Common Name References

Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp. [94] (Yellow Assessor)

Kuiter, R.H. 1996. Guide to Sea Fishes of Australia. A comprehensive reference for divers and fishermen. Sydney, NSW, Australia : New Holland Publishers xvii, 434 pp. [128] (Yellow Scissortail)

Randall, J.E., Allen, G.R. & Steene, R. 1990. Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 507 pp. figs. [132] (Yellow Devilfish)

Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Yellow Scissortail)

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
19-Nov-2012		19-Nov-2012	MODIFIED
		30-Mar-2010	MODIFIED