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Family Plesiopsidae:
| Assessor flavissimus Allen & Kuiter 1976, the
Yellow Devilfish. Great Barrier Reef (Australia) endemic. To a little over
two inches in length. |
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| Assessor macneilli Whitley 1935, the Blue Devilfish.
Found on Australia's GBR and New Caledonia. To two and a quarter inches in
length. One photographed off Heron Island, Qld, another in an aquarium. |
 
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| Calloplesiops altivelis Steindachner 1903, the Comet
or Marine Betta. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. To a bit over six
inches. A shy species that requires a dark cave and peaceful tankmates to
thrive. Aquarium image. Oh, is this fish a Batesian mimic of the Moray
Eel, Gymnothorax meleagris? Some think the head of the moray and the tail
of the Comet are similar...
http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12655 |
 
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| Paraplesiops poweri Ogilby 1908. Southwest Pacific.
Occasionally imported out of Australia. To six inches in length. This one
at a Los Angeles wholesaler. |
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Bibliography/Further Reading:
Baez, Jacqueline. 1998. Breeding the Marine Comet: A challenge for the best.
SeaScope v. 15, Summer 98.
Hunziker, Ray. 1987. Majestic marines: Calloplesiops altivelis and C. argus.
TFH 12/87.
Lapira, Noel E. 1973. This is the Comet. TFH 1/73.
Michael, Scott W. 1991. A guide to the Comets (genus Calloplesiops). SeaScope
v.8, Spring 91.
Michael, Scott W. 1996. Roundheads- dwellers of coral caverns. AFM 4/96.
Wassink, Herman. 1990. A successful cultivation of the Comet, Calloplesiops
altivelis (Steindachner 1903). SeaScope v.7, Spring 90.
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