| Family: |
Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes) |
| Max. size: |
1.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: known only from the holotype taken in Queensland, Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 6-6; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 4-4; Vertebrae: 21-21. Head extremely large, depressed. Body elongate, not compressed. Caudal fin damaged (rounded, without branched rays, 10 segmented rays and 4 unsegmented). Body scales absent, except for lateral line which are extremely long and tubular; first 3 touching each other. Its distinct, densely melanic spots on the head may be a transitory larval or juvenile character but cannot be verified until larger specimens are caught (Ref. 35981). |
| Biology: |
Known only from the holotype which may be at a transitory larvae and juvenile stage with a length of 0.85 cm SL (Ref. 35981). Maximum length value is preliminary and is assumed to be twice the length of the only juvenile specimen reported. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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