Apistus
Sign in to saveApistus is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the Apistus carinatus, which has the common names ocellated waspfish, bearded waspfish, longfin waspfish or ringtailed cardinalfish. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species has venom-bearing spines in its fins.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Apistus is referenced by 11 other articles, and connects out to Actinopterygii, synonym and Johann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider.
Vinony files it under Apistinae, IUCN Red List least concern species and Monotypic Actinopterygii genera.
Its subject is documented across 3 Wikipedia language editions.
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- Scorpaenidae
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Apistus is a monotypic genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the subfamily Apistinae, the wasp scorpionfishes, part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the Apistus carinatus, which has the common names ocellated waspfish, bearded waspfish, longfin waspfish or ringtailed cardinalfish. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species has venom-bearing spines in its fins.
==Taxonomy== left|thumb|Illustration (1823–1829) by Kawahara Keiga
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