Apistops
Apistops is a genus in the wasp scorpionfish family. It contains the single species Apistops caloundra (short-armed waspfish), which is found in the Indian and Pacific waters from Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and northwest Australia. This species grows to a length of 19 centimetres (7.5 in) SL.
| Apistops | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Scorpaeniformes |
| Family: | Apistidae |
| Genus: | Apistops J. D. Ogilby, 1911 |
| Species: | A. caloundra |
| Binomial name | |
| Apistops caloundra (De Vis, 1886) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Apistops caloundra" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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