Assessor macneilli
Blue Scissortail
As recorded: Assessor macneilli Whitley, 1935
Animalia › Chordata › Perciformes › Plesiopidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall and P. FourmanoirPierre Fourmanoir →Johnson Randall →
- Date
- August 16, 1971
- Locality
- New Caledonia; Noumea; lagoon off Anse Vata
- Island
- New Caledonia
- Depth
- 4 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1971, J.E. Randall and P. Fourmanoir also collected 19 other specimens.
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Dendrochirus zebra
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Diademichthys lineatus
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Dinematichthys
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Gnatholepis anjerensis
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Heniochus monoceros
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Meiacanthus atrodorsalis
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Opistognathus
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Ostorhinchus doederleini
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Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
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Oxycheilinus digramma
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Pomacanthus sexstriatus
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Sargocentron melanospilos
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Sargocentron rubrum
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Scorpaenodes guamensis
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Sebastapistes strongia
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Assessor macneilli observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 71 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-10.
2026-10-10
Inner 'Lighthouse' zone
(c) MarineTom76, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-25
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-23
Calliope - Pt B, AU-QL, AU
(c) Hiroya Kidoguchi, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-09-08
Île Mato, New Caledonia
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY)
2026-09-07
Eastern Kuku Yalanji Indigenous Protected Area, AU
(c) Kingfish, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-07-04
Passe de Boulari extérieur - Nouvelle-Calédonie
(c) Johan Bas, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Assessor macneilli. BPBM 11460. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35268447. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11460.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 35268447 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026