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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Etymology: Xenaploactis: Greek, xenos = strange + Greek, aplos = double + Greek, aktis, -inos = ray (Ref. 45335); cautes: Name means a rough, pointed rock [= cautes]. Noun in apposition..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 33 - 79 m (Ref. 35984). Tropical
Indo-western Pacific: Gulf of Thailand.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.8 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 35984)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 14; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 9; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 10; Vertèbres: 27 - 28. Body densely covered with modified scales which form spinous points; depth less than 1/3 SL.. Lachrymal with 3 strong sharp spines, the first of moderate size , points mostly forward, continuous with ridge at base of larger 2nd spine (about equal in length to 3rd), directed downward, slightly curved; 3rd spine points mostly back. Second infraorbital bone with 2 spines, 1 above other, with obscure circular lateral line pore. Interorbit with nearly parallel ridges, stronger posteriorly (Ref. 35984, 39602).
Occurs on soft bottom. Benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Poss, S.G. and W.N. Eschmeyer, 1980. Xenaploactis, a new genus for Prosopodasys asperrimus Günther (Pisces: Aploactinidae), with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 42(8):287-293. (Ref. 35984)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 26.1 - 28.6, mean 27.5 °C (based on 267 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).