Tetrarogidae
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Tetrarogidae
J. L. B. Smith, 1949
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The waspfishes are a family, the Tetrarogidae, of scorpaeniform fishes native to the Indian Ocean and the West Pacific. They are closely related to the scorpionfishes. As their name suggests, waspfishes are often venomous; having poison glands on their spines. They are bottom-dwelling fish, living at depths to 300 metres (980 ft).[1] They are small fish, from 2.5-23 cm (1-9 in) long with spiny fins. These creatures usually live in hiding places on the sea bottom.
Genera[2]
- Genus Ablabys
- Genus Centropogon
- Genus Coccotropsis
- Genus Cottapistus
- Genus Glyptauchen
- Genus Gymnapistes
- Genus Liocranium
- Genus Neocentropogon
- Genus Neovespicula
- Genus Notesthes
- Genus Ocosia
- Genus Paracentropogon
- Genus Pseudovespicula
- Genus Richardsonichthys
- Genus Snyderina
- Genus Tetraroge
- Genus Vespicula
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Tetrarogidae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
