Apistidae

Short-armed waspfish

Apistops caloundra

A short stout shoulder spine hides behind smooth eye ridges

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• Oceania
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Apistops is a monotypic genus of wasp scorpionfishes belonging to the subfamily Apistinae in the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. Its only species is the short-armed waspfish (Apistops caloundra), also known as the shortfinned waspfish or shortspine waspfish. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific waters from Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea and northwest Australia.