Animal Species:Alison's Blue Devil, Paraplesiops alisonae
Alison's Blue Devil is a small spotted species that is only known from south-eastern Australian coastal waters.
The holotype of the species is housed in the Australian Museum Fish Collection (AMS I.19921–013).
Alison's Blue Devil in Port Phillip Bay
Sascha Schulz
© Sascha Schulz
Identification
Alison's Blue Devil is a small species that has blue spots on the head and blue stripes on the dorsal and anal fins.
Size range
to 15 cm (standard length)
Distribution
The species is endemic to Australia, occurring from the central coast of Victoria, Tasmania and west to eastern South Australia.
Distribution by collection data
Biomaps map of Alison's Blue Devil specimens in the Australian Museum collection.
Habitat
The species occurs on coastal reefs to about 35 m in depth.
Other behaviours and adaptations
It is a nocturnal species.
Classification
- Species:
- alisonae
- Genus:
- Paraplesiops
- Family:
- Plesiopidae
- Order:
- Perciformes
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Kingdom:
- Animalia
References
Gomon, M.F., Bray, D. & R.H. Kuiter (Eds). 2008. The Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Reed New Holland. Pp. 928.
Mark McGrouther
, Collection Manager, Ichthyology
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