Assiculus
| Assiculus | |
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| Assiculus punctatus from John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Blenniiformes |
| 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 color 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 species is secretive and 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]
References
[edit]- ↑ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Assicukus punctatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Assiculus". FishBase. Jan 2007 version.
- ↑ Dianne J. Bray. "Assiculus punctatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Assiculus punctatus". FishBase. June 2018 version.
- ↑ Richardson, John (1846). "Appendix: Descriptions of Six Fish". In Stokes, John Lort (ed.). Discoveries in Australia, Volume 1. London: T. & W. Boone.
- ↑ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (30 April 2018). "Subseries OVALENTARIA (Incertae sedis): Family PSEUDOCHROMIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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