Cockatoo waspfish

Ablabys taenianotus

A tall sail fin with a white leading edge

Cockatoo waspfish is a bottom-dwelling marine fish of shallow water. Its tall, upright dorsal fin resembles a sail edged in white.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Tetrarogidae
Genus: Ablabys
Maximum length: 15 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Andaman Sea to Fiji, north to Japan, south to Australia. Replaced by Ablabys binotatus in the western Indian Ocean (Ref. 9710 ).

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