Spiny leaf-fish

Ablabys macracanthus

Not Evaluated Saltwater

अधिकतम लंबाई

20.0 cm

रंग

Dark reddish-brown to maroon compressed …

गहराई सीमा

1-20m

कुल

Tetrarogidae

परिचय

A laterally compressed, leaf-mimicking waspfish of the Indo-Pacific, with elongated spiny dorsal fin rays and cryptic brown coloration. Drifts among leaf litter in estuaries and reef margins to ambush prey.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	20.0 cm
गहराई सीमा	1-20m

Coloration

Dark reddish-brown to maroon compressed body with a large distinctive pale white blotch at the mid-flank; long dorsal spines have striped banding; flattened oval profile resembles a dead drifting leaf.

Habitat & Distribution

Shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters, estuaries, and reef margins at 2-20m depth. Found on sandy or rubble substrates; often at the edges of mangroves and seagrass beds.

जल प्रकार

Saltwater

गहराई सीमा

1-20m

भौगोलिक वितरण

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खाद्यता और पाककला

स्वाद

A cryptic, leaf-mimicking Indo-Pacific scorpionfish; not consumed commercially. Venomous dorsal spines make handling hazardous; no known culinary tradition for this species.

Taxonomy

गण	Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
कुल	Tetrarogidae
प्रजातियाँ	Ablabys macracanthus

अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

Can you eat Spiny leaf-fish?

A cryptic, leaf-mimicking Indo-Pacific scorpionfish; not consumed commercially. Venomous dorsal spines make handling hazardous; no known culinary tradition for this species.

How big does Spiny leaf-fish get?

Spiny leaf-fish can grow up to 20.0 cm long.

Where is Spiny leaf-fish found?

Eastern Indian Ocean from the Andaman Sea and Bay of Bengal east through the Indonesian Archipelago to the Philippines and South China Sea. Inhabits sandy and weedy coastal bottoms, seagrass beds, and silty reef margins. Shallow Indo-Pacific coastal waters, estuaries, and reef margins at 2-20m depth. Found on sandy or rubble substrates; often at the edges of mangroves and seagrass beds.

What family does Spiny leaf-fish belong to?

Spiny leaf-fish (Ablabys macracanthus) belongs to the family Tetrarogidae in the order Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei.