Polka Dot Waspfish
Ocosia zaspilota
- Usual depth181–238 m
- Water temperature27–29 °C
- Best monthsApril, June, and July
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 7 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 7 records
- July: 7 records
- August: 2 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 181–238 m · Deepest record: 267.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Polka Dot Waspfish
Similar species
- waspfish
Paracentropogon longispinis
Cockatoo FishAblabys taenianotus
- Redskinfish
Ablabys binotatus
- Spiny Leaf-fish
Ablabys macracanthus
- Onespot Waspfish
Neocentropogon aeglefinus
- Spotless Waspfish
Neocentropogon japonicus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 69 open-data records from 1966 to 2011.
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