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) 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. taenianotus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 221449🔗
iNaturalist ID: 121261🔗

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