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Paraploactis trachyderma Bleeker, 1865 Mossback velvetfish |
| Family: | Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes) | |||
| Max. size: | ||||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-Pacific: endemic to Australia. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Snout with minute cirri; large patch on tip of snout across lachrymal bones about equal in size to those in smaller patch on nasal bone. Fleshy pad on isthmus with width about 1/4-1/3 of its length (Ref. 39602). | |||
| Biology: | Found inshore, in soft bottom. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||