Family : Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Order : Scorpaeniformes  (scorpionfishes and flatheads)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Wasp-spine velvetfish
Fish Name : Acanthosphex leurynnis
Max size : 2.1 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 12123)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: Distribution: Distribution : Indo-Pacific: southeast India, South China Sea near Hong Kong, and Gulf of Thailand.
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 11-15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 7-9; Anal spines: 1-2; Anal soft rays: 6-8. Body notably compressed (Ref. 39602).
Biology : Presumed to inhabit interstices on rocky and coral-rubble bottoms, bottoms with coralline algae, or among vegetation (Ref. 12123)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Vidthayanon, C. and S. Bettencourt. 1988. (Ref. 12123)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses