Alison’s blue devil
| Alison’s blue devil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Plesiopidae |
| Genus: | Paraplesiops |
| Species: | P. alisonae |
| Binomial name | |
| Paraplesiops alisonae Hoese & Kuiter, 1984 | |
Alison’s blue devil, Paraplesiops alisonae, is a species of fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae. It was described in 1984 and named for Alison Kuiter. It has a brown head and body with iridescent blue spots on the head. It has been recorded from various sites in southern Australian waters, including Port Phillip in Victoria, northern Tasmania and Tasmanian islands in Bass Strait, Kangaroo Island, and Victor Harbor in South Australia.[1]
References
- ↑ Hoese, Douglass F.; Kuiter, Rudie H. (1984). "A revision of the Australian plesiopid fish genus Paraplesiops, with notes on other Australian genera." (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum. 36 (1): 7–18. doi:10.3853/j.0067-1975.36.1984.322.
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