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Randall's Devilfish (Assessor randalli)
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Plesiopidae

Randall's Devilfish

Assessor randalli

Rounded fins and yellow body spots

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Assessor randalli, Randall's assessor or Randall's devilfish, is a species of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Plesiopidae, the longfins or roundheads. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean, mainly in the seas around Japan and Taiwan. It is a similar species to Assessor macneilli but it is slightly brighter in colour and has more rounded rounder fins which have with yellow markings, there are also yellow markings on its body.

Water type
Marine
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