Wasp-spine velvetfish

Acanthosphex leurynnis

''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 SL. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Status: Not evaluated
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilySynanceiidae
GenusAcanthosphex
SpeciesA. leurynnis
Photographed in
Indonesia