Southern velvetfish
| Southern velvetfish | |
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| Genus: | Aploactisoma Castelnau, 1872
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| Species: | A. milesii
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| Aploactisoma milesii (J. Richardson, 1850)
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Aploactisoma milesii, the Southern velvetfish, is a species of velvetfish native to the waters around southern and western Australia where it occurs at depths of from 0 to 6 metres (0 to 20 ft). This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is a small velvetfish with a long slender body, a long-based dorsal fin, high at the front and extending from above the eyes to the base of the tail. Brownish to purple in colour with blackish spots and white marbling.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Aploactisoma milesii" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Southern Velvetfish, Aploactisoma milesii, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2171
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