| 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)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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