Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Familia: Pseudochromidae
Subfamilia: Assiculinae
Genus: Assiculus
Species: A. punctatus
Name
Assiculus Richardson, 1846
References
Gill, A.C. 2013: Classification and relationships of Assiculus and Assiculoides (Teleostei: Pseudochromidae). Zootaxa 3718(2): 128–136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3718.2.2 Reference page.
Links
Assiculus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Assiculus species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2023. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.
Vernacular names
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 colour 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 secretive species 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
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Assicukus punctatus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). Species of Assiculus in FishBase. Jan 2007 version.
Dianne J. Bray. "Assiculus punctatus". Fishes of Australia. Museums Victoria. Retrieved 20 Oct 2018.
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Assiculus punctatus" in 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. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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