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Spotted-fin waspfish (Apistus shaula)
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Spotted-fin waspfish (Apistus shaula) specimen
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Apistidae

Spotted-fin waspfish

Apistus shaula

Black spots scatter across white inner pectorals

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • West Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Spotted-fin waspfish is a marine fish from Western Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 13.2 cm.

Family
Apistidae
Genus
Apistus
Maximum length
13.2 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: northern Arabian Sea, off Oman.

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