Ocellated waspfish (Apistus carinatus)

Scientific name: Apistus carinatus Bloch & Schneider, 1801

Ocellated waspfish (Apistus carinatus)

The Ocellated waspfish (Apistus carinatus) is a marine fish of the family Apistidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Natal, South Africa and east to India and the Philippines, north to China and Japan, south Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-10; Anal spines: 3 - 4; Anal soft rays: 6 - 8. Bluish grey in color, belly pale; large black spot on rear half of spinous dorsal.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apistus carinatus
Family
Apistidae (Wasp scorpionfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
14–60 m (46–197 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 14 - 60 m, usually 15 - 50 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and the Persian Gulf south to Natal, South Africa and east to India and the Philippines, north to China and Japan, south Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Venomous
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial

Sources

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

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