{{Short description|Species of fish}} {{Speciesbox | display_parents = 3 | parent_authority = Mees, 1964 | taxon = Cheroscorpaena tridactyla | authority = Mees, 1964 }}

The '''humpback waspfish''', ('''''Cheroscorpaena tridactyla'''''), is a species of wasp scorpionfish found only in the Gulf of Papua where it is an inhabitant of coral reefs. This species grows to a length of {{convert|15|cm|in}} TL.<ref>{{cite journal|author=Mees G.F. |year=1964 |url=http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/document/150618 |title=A new fish of the family Scorpaenidae from New Guinea|journal=Zoologische Mededelingen|volume= 40 |issue=1|pages= 1–4}}</ref> This species is the only known member of its genus.

==References== * {{FishBase |genus= Cheroscorpaena|species= tridactyla| month = December | year = 2012}} {{Reflist}}

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Category:Apistinae Category:Fish described in 1964 Category:Endemic fauna of Papua New Guinea

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