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Plesiopidae (Roundheads) > Plesiopinae
Etymology: Assessor: Latin, assessor, -oris = the person that tkes part in some play.
Eponymy: Meaning ‘assistant’ or ‘helper’, the allusion is not explained, but might perhaps refer to Francis (Frank) A McNeill (1896–1969), Whitley’s colleague at the Australian Museum, who, as carcinologist, probably helped Whitley with his ichthylogical [...] Dr John ‘Jack’ Ernest Randall Jr. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 1 - 6 m (Ref. 130647). Tropical; ? - 27°C (Ref. 130647); 28°N - 30°S, 119°E - 154°E
Western Pacific.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 559)
Found in coral reef gullies. Usually hovering at hole entrances. Strikingly nervous. Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Eggs are guarded by the male parent (Ref. 205).
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01202 (0.00501 - 0.02886), b=2.98 (2.77 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.50 se; based on food items.
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 237 [130, 517] mg/100g; Iron = 1.23 [0.68, 2.11] mg/100g; Protein = 18.8 [17.6, 19.9] %; Omega3 = 0.183 [0.097, 0.348] g/100g; Selenium = 22.3 [9.9, 46.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 159 [51, 514] μg/100g; Zinc = 2.79 [1.78, 4.16] mg/100g (wet weight);