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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.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bottenlevande; djupintervall 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).
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 559); publicerad maxvikt: 23.40 g (Ref. 112063)
Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 13; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 10 - 14; Taggstrålar i analfenan: 1; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 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).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
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)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
Mänskliga användningsområden
Fiskeri: kommersiell
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Önskad temperatur (Ref.
123201): 20.5 - 29, mean 28 °C (based on 554 cells).
Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.47 se; based on food items.
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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