Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetrarogidae (Family) Waspfishes
       └Ablabys (Genus)
        └A. macracanthus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278867🔗
iNaturalist ID: 470101🔗

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