Dwarf Velvetfish
Acanthosphex leurynnis
- Usual depth7–37 m
- Water temperature18–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and March
- How commonRare
About this species
The wasp-spine velvetfish, also known as the dwarf velvetfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Acanthosphex. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from India to the Gulf of Thailand.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Wasp-spine velvetfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 5 records
- March: 6 records
- April: 2 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 7–37 m · Deepest record: 41 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dwarf Velvetfish, Wasp-spine Velvetfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Thai
- ปลาหัวโขนกำมะหยี่
Other scientific names: Cocotropus dezwaani, Prosopodasys leurynnis
Similar species
Little VelvetfishAploactisoma milesii
- sandpaper fish
Adventor elongatus
- Dusky Velvetfish
Aploactis aspera
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 35 open-data records from 1898 to 2012.
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