Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Cockatoo Waspfish
Ablabys taenianotus
Cockatoo Waspfish
Category: Waspfishes
Scientific Name: Ablabys taenianotus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-75 ft. (3-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Australia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Tetrarogidae (Family)
        └Ablabys (Genus)
         └A. taenianotus (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Waspfishes

Cockatoo Waspfish

Longspined Waspfish

Whiteface Waspfish

Spiny Waspfish



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