Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Spiny Waspfish
Ablabys macracanthus
Spiny Waspfish
Also known as: Spiny Leaf-Fish
Category: Waspfishes
Scientific Name: Ablabys macracanthus
Size: Up to 7 in. (18 cm)  
Depth: 25-140 ft. (8-43 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetrarogidae (Family)
       └Ablabys (Genus)
        └A. macracanthus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278867🔗
iNaturalist ID: 470101🔗

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