- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- PLESIOPIDAE
- Assessor
- flavissimus
Yellow Scissortail, Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter 1976
Other Names: Gold Assessor Basslet, Yellow Assessor, Yellow Assessor Basslet, Yellow Devilfish
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Summary:
A bright yellow scissortail with a reddish-orange stripe from the eye to the upper edge of the gill cover, and a submarginal reddish-orange band on the dorsal and anal fins. Divers often see groups of scissortails swimming upside down in caves and under ledges.
Video of Yellow Scissortails in an aquarium.
Video of Yellow Scissortails in an aquarium.
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Bray, D.J. 2017, Assessor flavissimus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 27 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/3470
Yellow Scissortail, Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter 1976
More Info
Distribution |
Outer reefs of the northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, and reefs in the Coral Sea. Elsewhere the species occurs in the southwest Pacific (Papua New Guinea). Forms small aggregations in caves, crevices and under ledges and overhangs. |
Features |
Dorsal fin XI, 8-10; Anal fin III, 9-10. |
Feeding |
Planktivore - feeds on small crustaceans. |
Biology |
Males incubate the eggs in their mouths. |
Species Citation |
Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter 1976, Rec. West. Aust. Mus. 4(3): 211, fig. 5. Type locality: Pixie Reef, off Cairns, QLD. |
Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Resources |
Yellow Scissortail, Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter 1976
References
Allen, G.R. 1997. Marine Fishes of Tropical Australia and South-east Asia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 292 pp. 106 pls.
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
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 PDF Open Access
Coleman, N. 1981. Australian Sea Fishes North of 30°S. Lane Cove, NSW : Doubleday Australia Pty Ltd 297 pp.
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.
Kuiter, R.H. 2004. Basslets, Hamlets and their relatives. A comprehensive guide to selected Serranidae and Plesiopidae. Chorleywood, UK : TMC Publishing 1, 216 pp.
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.
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.