Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Tetrarogidae (Family) Waspfishes
       └Richardsonichthys (Genus)
        └R. leucogaster (Species)
WoRMS ID: 215623🔗
iNaturalist ID: 325327🔗

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