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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.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin démersal; profondeur 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).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559); poids max. publié: 23.40 g (Ref. 112063)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 10 - 13; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 14; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 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).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
Pêcheries: commercial
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Température préférée (Réf.
123201): 20.5 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 554 cells).
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 4.1 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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