Blackspot waspfish (Liocranium praepositum)

Scientific name: Liocranium praepositum Ogilby, 1903

Blackspot waspfish (Liocranium praepositum)

The Blackspot waspfish (Liocranium praepositum) is a marine fish of the family Tetrarogidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Queensland, Australia.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Liocranium praepositum
Family
Tetrarogidae (Wasp fishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
13.0
Depth range
12–65 m (39–213 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 12 - 65 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Aquarium: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

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Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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