Florent's Guide To The

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

Bottom Dwellers
Waspfishes

Whiteface Waspfish

Spiny Waspfish

Cockatoo Waspfish

Longspined Waspfish



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