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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
| Assiculus | |
|---|---|
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| Assiculus punctatus from John Lort Stokes' 1846 Discoveries in Australia | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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] | |
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]
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