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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Etymology: Erisphex: Greek eri = very, aumentative + Greek, sphex, -ekos = wasp (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Captain Constantin Edler von Pott of the ship ‘Pola’ was honoured for zoological collections made by that vessel in the Red Sea. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Steindachner.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / gama de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas demersal; intervalo de profundidade 10 - 64 m (Ref. 86942). Temperate
Western Pacific: Japan (from Matsushima Bay and Niigata Prefecture southward) and southern coast of the Korean Peninsula. Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands (Ref. 11897).
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 559); peso máx. Publicado: 23.40 g (Ref. 112063)
Espinhos dorsais (total) : 10 - 13; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 10 - 14; Espinhos anais: 1; Raios anais moles: 11 - 13. Body ovoid and compressed, covered with velvety prickles. Preoperculum with 4 spines. Dorsal fin notched behind the 3rd spine. Body dark-brown with indefinite darker blotches.
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Occurs in shallow waters on sand or mud bottoms. Processed into animal feeds and fertilizers (Ref. 637). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406).
Ciclo de vida e comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para o homem
Harmless
Utilização humana
Pescarias: espécies comerciais
Ferramentas
Relatórios especiais
Descarregue XML
Fontes da internet
Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 20.5 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 554 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5625 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00977 (0.00529 - 0.01805), b=3.16 (2.99 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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