| Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes) |
| 4.73 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 8 - 25 m |
| Northwest Pacific: Japan. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 11-13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9-9; Anal spines: 2-2; Anal soft rays: 6-8; Vertebrae: 26-26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XII spines; segmented lower caudal-fin rays 7; vertebrae 26; preopercular spines 5; upper jaw length equal to or a little shorter than lachrymal length; absence of distinct fleshy papillae on posterior portion of upper jaw; vomerine teeth absent; first lower jaw sensory pores on both sides fused; anterior position of isthmus well beyond fifth lower jaw sensory pore; 4 dorsal-fin spines anterior to third neural spine; interneural space between seventh and eighth neural spines with no dorsal-fin spine proximal pterygiophores (Ref. 83999). |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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