Pseudovespicula dracaena, the draco waspfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a waspfish belonging to the subfamily Tetraroginae, which is classified as part of the family Scorpaenidae, the scorpionfishes and their relatives. This species is native to the western Indian Ocean. This species grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL. This species is regarded as the only known member of its genus by some authorities,[2] while others include 2 other species in that genus.[3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Scorpaenidae |
| Genus: | Pseudovespicula Mandritsa, 2001 |
| Species: | P. dracaena
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| Pseudovespicula dracaena (G. Cuvier, 1829)
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References
edit- ^ Motomura, H.; Matsuura, K. & Khan, M. (2018). "Pseudovespicula dracaena". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T114180492A116589726. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T114180492A116589726.en. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudovespicula dracaena". FishBase. February 2022 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudovespicula". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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