Cockatoo waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus
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A waspfish from the Indo-West Pacific, with a very flattened body, which sways on the bottom imitating a leaf or debris. It reaches 15 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Ablabys taenianotus
- Family
- Tetrarogidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Tetrarogidae
- Order
- Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
- Synonyms
- Ablabys binotatus, Ablabys taenionotus, Ambliapistus taenionotus, Amblyapistus slacksmithi, Amblyapistus taenianotus, Amblyapistus taenionotus, Apistus taenianotus, Apistus taenionotus, Paracentropogon longispinis, Tetraroge alboguttata, Tetraroge cristagalli, Tetraroge taenionotus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 15 cm
Behavior
- Swimming level
- Middle
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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