Acanthosphex leurynnis

Acanthosphex leurynnis
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Aploactinidae
Genus: Acanthosphex
Fowler, 1938
Species: A. leurynnis
Binomial name
Acanthosphex leurynnis
(D. S. Jordan & Seale, 1905)

Acanthosphex leurynnis, the Wasp-spine velvetfish, is a species of velvetfish native to the Indo-Pacific from India to the Gulf of Thailand. This species grows to a length of 2.1 centimetres (0.83 in) SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.

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