Ablabys
taenianotus
(Cuvier, 1829)
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Family:
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Tetrarogidae
(Wasp fishes)
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Order:
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Scorpaeniformes
(scorpionfishes and flatheads)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Cockatoo waspfish |
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Max. size:
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15.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 48635) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range ? %26#150; 78 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 26%26deg;n - 31%26deg;s, 58%26deg;e - 179%26deg;e |
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Importance:
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aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
ccfishery.net
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Eastern Indian Ocean and Western Pacific: Andaman Sea to Fiji, north to Japan, south to Australia. Replaced by Ablabys binotatus in the western Indian Ocean (Ref. 9710).
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Biology: |
Inhabits shallow, subtidal areas with sand rubble and weed (Ref. 9710). A strongly compressed fish that can be seen rocking back and forth on the bottom in response to surge. Easily caught with small hand nets. Nocturnal (Ref. 48635).
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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venomous
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