Neovespicula depressifrons

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Dusky Panther Goby
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Scorpaeniformes Family: Tetrarogidae Genus: Neovespicula Species: N. depressifrons
Binomial name
Neovespicula depressifrons Richardson, 1848

Neovespicula depressifrons, or common name Dusky Panther Goby is a species of fish and inhabits an array of salinities in the wild from freshwater all the way through to full marine conditions. It is native to Singapore. The Dusky Panther Goby is a carnivore and feeds on smaller fish. Being punctured by the Dusky Panther Goby is similar to being stung by a wasp and can be painful for some time. The Dusky Panther Goby is actually not a goby at all, but a waspfish.

Unfortunately there are no records of the breeding habits of this animal.

[edit] External links

• "Neovespicula depressifrons". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. December 2007 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2007.
• Life Aquaria