Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Whiteface Waspfish
Richardsonichthys leucogaster
Whiteface Waspfish
Category: Waspfishes
Scientific Name: Richardsonichthys leucogaster
Size: Up to 4 in. (10 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetrarogidae (Family)
       └Richardsonichthys (Genus)
        └R. leucogaster (Species)
WoRMS ID: 215623🔗
iNaturalist ID: 325327🔗

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