Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ovalentaria/misc

Family: Plesiopidae

Genus: Assessor

Species: Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Pacific: Great Barrier Reef in Australia and New Caledonia.

Biology

Adults are found in lagoon and seaward reefs, aggregate in caves, often upside down. Males incubate the eggs mass in their mouth (Ref. 9710). Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115. Breeding in the aquarium is possible (Ref. 130646).

Habitat

associated

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless