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Cocotropus altipinnis Waite, 1903 Highfin velvetfish |
| Family: | Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 3.15 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island, Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 13-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-10; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 28-28. Upper jaw relatively short, 10-11% SL; a stubby fleshy cirrus near distal end of maxilla (Ref. 39602). | |||
| Biology: | Inhabits rock reef (Ref. 75154). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||