Paracentropogon - Waspfishes

Classification

Genus: Paracentropogon - Waspfishes

Description

Paracentropogon is a genus of ray-finned fishes, waspfishes belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives, These fish are found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

Paracentropogon longispinis (G. Cuvier, 1829) (wispy waspfish)
Paracentropogon rubripinnis (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Paracentropogon vespa J. D. Ogilby, 1910 (wasp roguefish)
Paracentropogon zonatus (M. C. W. Weber, 1913) (bandtail waspfish)

Species