Description

Also known as Spiny Cockatoo, Spiny Cockatoo Waspfish, Spiny Leaf Fish.

Found singly or in pairs, rocking in the current during the day, over sand, rubble, and weedy bottoms, of shallow reefs.
They feed nocturnally on tiny crustaceans, by ambushing their prey pretending to be a dead leaf.
Length - 20cm
Depth - 1-20m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

Waspfish can be distinguished from the Leaf Fish that belongs to the Scorpionfish family, by the Dorsal Fins that begin above or in the front of the eyes.
Most species sway back and forth to mimic debris as they wait for their victims to venture close.
Extremely venomous. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Ablabys-macracanthus.html