''Pseudovespicula dracaena'', the draco waspfish, is a species of marine
ray-finned fish, a
waspfish
Tetraroginae is a subfamily of marine ray-finned fishes, commonly known as waspfishes or sailback scorpionfishes, belonging to the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. These fishes are native to the Indian Ocean and the W ...
belonging to the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Tetraroginae, which is
classified
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as part of the
family Scorpaenidae
The Scorpaenidae (also known as scorpionfish) are a family of mostly marine fish that includes many of the world's most venomous species. As their name suggests, scorpionfish have a type of "sting" in the form of sharp spines coated with venom ...
, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. This species is native to the western
Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of
TL. This species is regarded as the only known member of its
genus by some authorities,
[ while others include 2 other species in that genus.]
References
Tetraroginae
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier
Venomous fish
Fish described in 1829
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