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Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Tetrarogidae Wasp fishes

Genus: Paracentropogon

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Steene, R.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
Paracentropogon longispinis (Cuvier, 1829)

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Paracentropogon longispinis
[Wispy waspfish]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 10.5 cm TL
Paracentropogon rubripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)

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Paracentropogon rubripinnis
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Paracentropogon vespa
[Wasp roguefish]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.2 cm SL
Paracentropogon zonatus (Weber, 1913)

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Paracentropogon zonatus
[Bandtail waspfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Paracentropogon longispinis Wispy waspfish Indo-West Pacific 13 TL 1829
Paracentropogon rubripinnis Northwest Pacific 10.5 TL 1843
Paracentropogon vespa Wasp roguefish Indo-West Pacific 1910
Paracentropogon zonatus Bandtail waspfish Western Central Pacific 5.2 SL 1913



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