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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Eponymy: Ichiro Kaneko provided Tanaka with fish specimens from Nagasaki, Japan, including the holotype of Kanekonia florida. We have not been able to find further details about him. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Whitley.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande. Subtropical; 10°S - 32°S
Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia. Western Central Pacific: Queensland, Australia.
Size / Vikt / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.4 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 33839)
Body gibbous; greatest depth 37-40% SL; covered with highly modified scales, each with a small spinous point. Interorbital ridges thick and fused in the middle of interorbit. Dorsal margin of operculum inclined about 35° above horizontal (Ref. 39602).
Found on soft bottomed inshore areas.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver
Paxton, J.R., D.F. Hoese, G.R. Allen and J.E. Hanley, 1989. Pisces. Petromyzontidae to Carangidae. Zoological Catalogue of Australia, Vol. 7. Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 665 p. (Ref. 7300)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Sportfisk: ja
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 24.1 - 28.5, mean 26.7 °C (based on 214 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00537 (0.00215 - 0.01342), b=3.14 (2.92 - 3.36), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
