| Family: |
Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes) |
| Max. size: |
5 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: known only from Hachijojima, Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 12-12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 7-7; Vertebrae: 26-26. Body compressed and somewhat sparsely covered with rather soft prickles. Preoperculum with 5 spines; uppermost longest with a cutting end; lowest rudimentary and embedded (Ref. 559). Snout in lateral profile concave. Streaks on body few, if any (Ref. 39602). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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