Bluespotted Dottyback, Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846


Other Names: Longfin Dottyback

A male Bluespotted Dottyback, Assiculus punctatus, from the Northern Territory. Source: Michael Hammer / Museum & Art Gallery of the Northern Territory. License: All rights reserved

Summary:
A small dottyback covered in small, bright blue spots. Males are bluish and the smaller females are greenish-yellow.

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Dianne J. Bray, Assiculus punctatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1819

Bluespotted Dottyback, Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846

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Distribution

Scott Reef, and Shark Bay, Western Australia, to the Wellesley Islands, Queensland.
Inhabits turbid inshore reefs and weed bed areas, at depths to 30 m.

Species Citation

Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846, Discoveries in Australia 1: 494, pl. 2, figs 1-5. Type locality: Darwin (Neotype)

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Resources

Australian Faunal Directory

Bluespotted Dottyback, Assiculus punctatus Richardson 1846

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. & Swainston, R. 1988. The Marine Fishes of North-Western Australia. A field guide for anglers and divers. Perth, WA : Western Australian Museum vi 201 pp., 70 pls.

Gill, A.C. 1999. Family Pseudochromidae. pp. 2557-2577 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.

Gill, A.C. 2004. Revision of the Indo-Pacific dottyback fish subfamily Pseudochrominae (Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Smithiana, Publication in Aquatic Biodiversity, Monographs 1: 1-213.

Gill, A.C. & Hutchins, J.B. 1997. Assiculoides desmonotus, new genus and species of dottyback from the Kimberley coast of Western Australia (Teleostei: Perciformes: Pseudochromidae). Revue Française d'Aquariologie et Herpétologie 24(1–2): 43-48.

Klunzinger, C.B. 1879. Die v. Müller'sche Sammlung Australischer Fische. Anzeiger der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Klasse, Wien 16(22): 254-261. (as Pseudochromis muelleri)

Larson, H.K. & Williams, R.S. 1997. Darwin Harbour fishes: a survey and annotated checklist. pp. 339-380 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp.

Macleay, W.J. 1881. Descriptive catalogue of the fishes of Australia. Part 2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 1 5(4): 510-629 pls 13-14 (as Cichlops filamentosus)

McCulloch, A.R. 1915. Notes and illustrations of Queensland fishes. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 3: 47-56 pls 16-18

Richardson, J. 1846. Description of six fish taken by the officers of the Beagle on the coasts of Australia. 484-497 pls 1-4 in Stokes, J.L. (ed.) Discoveries in Australia. London : T. & W. Boone Vol. 1.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37313012

Feeding:0-30 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:8 cm TL

Native:Endemic

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