Short-armed waspfish (Apistops caloundra)

Scientific name: Apistops caloundra De Vis, 1886

Short-armed waspfish (Apistops caloundra)

The Short-armed waspfish (Apistops caloundra) is a marine fish of the family Apistidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Occurs in inshore waters of the continental shelf. Benthic.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Apistops caloundra
Family
Apistidae (Wasp scorpionfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
19.0
Depth range
19–49 m (62–161 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 19 - 49 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

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

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