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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Tetrarogidae Wasp fishes

Genus: Ablabys

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Ablabys binotatus (Peters, 1855)

Photo by Patzner, R.
 
Ablabys binotatus
[Redskinfish]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Indian Ocean. We
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Ablabys macracanthus (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Ablabys macracanthus
[Spiny waspfish]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Ablabys taenianotus (Cuvier, 1829)

Photo by Petrinos, C.
 
Ablabys taenianotus
[Cockatoo waspfish]
3 Species of Family Tetrarogidae with Genus Ablabys
(Wasp fishes)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1855 Ablabys binotatus Redskinfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL
1852 Ablabys macracanthus Spiny waspfish Western Indian Ocean. We 20 TL
1829 Ablabys taenianotus Cockatoo waspfish Eastern Indian Ocean and 15 TL



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