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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetrarogidae (Family)
       └Ablabys (Genus)

Bottom Dwellers
Waspfishes

Cockatoo Waspfish

Longspined Waspfish

Whiteface Waspfish

Spiny Waspfish



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