Blackspot waspfish (Liocranium praepositum) fish species and information / pictures of Blackspot waspfish - Liocranium praepositum

Blackspot waspfish (Liocranium praepositum) fish species information

Scientific Name
Liocranium praepositum

Common Name
Blackspot waspfish

Biology
This species of waspfish has the following characters: gill rakers 12-15 (mode 13); posterior tip of depressed pelvic-fin spine usually not reaching anus; relatively long upper-jaw, its length 16.5-20.1% of SL, mean 18.6%; relatively deep maxilla, its depth 5.8-7.6% of SL, mean 6.4%; longest anal-fin soft ray is relatively short, 21.5-25.9% of SL, mean 24.6%; a large first blotch, narrow and vertically oriented (mean width 12.9% of SL, mean height 24.6% of SL), lateral line running through middle of blotch; relatively large second blotch (mean width 9.6% of SL, mean height 7.9% of SL), located at base of first dorsal-fin soft ray and upper part of blotch extending onto fin membrane; usually with a third blotch on lateral line below soft-rayed portion of dorsal fin; sometimes the second and third blotches are merged together (Ref. 77064).

Classification

Classified By
Ogilby, 1903
Class
Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)
Order
Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)
Family
Wasp fishes (Tetrarogidae)

Distribution

Region
Western Pacific
Distribution
Western Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Range
18°S - 28°S

Environment

Climate
Tropical
Water Temperature From
Unknown °C
Water Temperature To
Unknown °C
Depth From - meters
12 m
Depth To - meters
65 m
Zone
demersal
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 65 m (Ref. 39597)
Trophic Level
3.2 s.e. 0.38 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Occurs in Marine / Salt water
True
Occurs in Brackish water
False
Occurs in Fresh Water
False
Occurs on Reefs
False
Is kept in Aquariums
True

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length
13.0 cm
Common Length
Unknown cm
Phylogenetic Diversity Index
PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Vulnerability
Low to moderate vulnerability (34 of 100)
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Threat To Humans
  Venomous (Ref. 39597)
IUCN Red List Status
  Not Evaluated