Acanthosphex leurynnis (Jordan & Seale, 1905)
Velvetfish, 4.5cm (local specimen)

The first individual was photographed in 1982 in the shadow of a concrete barge run up as a marker on a large pinnacle west of Enewetak Atoll's deep passage. A second one was found at night on top of a lagoon pinnacle at Kwajalein Atoll at a depth of about 8m, and one more is here reported from Ailinglaplap Atoll.

Below is the Kwajalein specimen.

The Ailinglaplap specimen by Stan Jazwinski is below.

Created 30 August 2015
Updated 20 September 2021

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