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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Perciformes (Order)
      └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
       └Tetrarogidae (Family)
        └Richardsonichthys (Genus)
         └R. leucogaster (Species)

Bottom Dwellers
Waspfishes

Whiteface Waspfish

Spiny Waspfish

Cockatoo Waspfish

Longspined Waspfish



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