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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Etymology: Cocotropus: Greek, kokkos = berry, seed + Greek, tropsis, tropo = turning (Ref. 45335); aurantius: Name from the Latin meaning 'orange', alluding to the characteristic coloration of the new species (Ref. 129309).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 10 - 54 m (Ref. 129309). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 1.7 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 129309)
Collected from a sandy bottom with dead corals. Also found on a rubble bottom (Ref. 129309).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Matsunuma, M., T. Sado and H. Motomura, 2021. Cocotropus aurantius, a new velvetfish (Aploactinidae) from Japan. Ichthyol. Res. 69(1) (Ref. 129309)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.0 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).