Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Longspined Waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinis
Longspined Waspfish
Also known as: Wispy Waspfish
Category: Waspfishes
Scientific Name: Paracentropogon longispinis
Size: Up to 5 in. (12 cm)  
Depth: 20-100 ft. (6-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
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
       └Paracentropogon (Genus)
        └P. longispinis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277236🔗
iNaturalist ID: 154432🔗

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