Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Blue Devilfish
Assessor macneilli
Blue Devilfish
Also known as: Blue Scissortail
Category: Longfins
Scientific Name: Assessor macneilli
Size: Up to 2.25 in. (6 cm)  
Depth: 15-60 ft. (5-18 m)
Distribution: Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Ovalentaria (Order)
     └Plesiopidae (Family) Longfins
      └Assessor (Genus)
       └A. macneilli (Species)
WoRMS ID: 279762🔗
iNaturalist ID: 470950🔗

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