Acanthosphex leurynnis — The Life Data

Animalia/Chordata/Scorpaeniformes/Aploactinidae/Acanthosphex

At a glance

Occurrence records81

Data sources7

Biological traits6

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Acanthosphex leurynnis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation5 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility52 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System29 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

WikidataWikimedia Foundationstructured facts↗

Catalogue of LifeCOLtaxonomy↗

On this page3 sections

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources6 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS81 records

01Narrative

The wasp-spine velvetfish (Acanthosphex leurynnis), also known as the dwarf velvetfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Acanthosphex. This species is found in the Indo-Pacific from India to the Gulf of Thailand.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesFishBase

Size & morphology1

Body length3.1 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonedemersal

Other traits3

Depth max60 m

Depth min5 m

Vulnerability10

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type81 records

Wild obs. + sensor28

Museum / vouchered52

Other1

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO192 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit15

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 12.5 m · max 41 m · 15 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy88% within 1 km

≤100 m 14≤1 km 8≤10 km 3

25 georeferenced · 3 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor28

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy52% within 1 km

≤1 km 12>10 km 11

23 georeferenced · 29 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence52

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions2 of 7 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Western Australian Museumlocation not on record	9
DOI/NPS, Salem Maritime National Historic Sitelocation not on record	6
Natick, US	3
Kagoshima University Museumlocation not on record	3
CASlocation not on record	1
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territorylocation not on record	1
Washington, US	1

7 institutions · 24 of 52 vouchered records shown