Assessor (fish)

Assessor
Assessor macneilli
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Blenniiformes
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

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Assessor". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Assessor". FishBase. June 2018 version.