Humpback waspfish
| Humpback waspfish | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Synanceiidae |
| Subfamily: | Apistinae |
| Genus: | Mees, 1964 |
| Species: | C. tridactyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheroscorpaena tridactyla Mees, 1964 | |
The humpback waspfish, (Cheroscorpaena tridactyla), is a species of wasp scorpionfish found only in the Gulf of Papua where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species grows to a length of 15 centimetres (5.9 in) TL.[1] This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheroscorpaena tridactyla". FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ Mees G.F. (1964). "A new fish of the family Scorpaenidae from New Guinea". Zoologische Mededelingen. 40 (1): 1–4.