Scientific Name
Snyderina guentheri

Common Name
G?nther's waspfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5 - 6. Caudal fin long and broadly rounded.

Classification

Classified By

Boulenger, 1889

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Wasp fishes (Tetrarogidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Gulf of Oman, and southwest India (Ref. 11441). Likely at Seychelles (Ref. 1623).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

24 m

Depth To - meters

300 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 24 - 300 m (Ref. 11441)

Trophic Level

3.25 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

21.5 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate vulnerability (42 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated