Richardsonichthys leucogaster

Richardsonichthys leucogaster
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Tetrarogidae
Genus: Richardsonichthys
J. L. B. Smith, 1958
Species: R. leucogaster
Binomial name
Richardsonichthys leucogaster
(J. Richardson, 1848)

Richardsonichthys leucogaster, the Whiteface waspfish, is a species of waspfish native to reefs of the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. This species grows to a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Richardsonichthys leucogaster" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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