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Aplochitonidae

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Aplochitonidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Galaxiiformes
Family: Aplochitonidae
Günther, 1864
Genera

The Aplochitonidae are a family of ray-finned fish that are found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, mostly in the Indonesian and Australian regions.[1][2] They are also commonly known as the velvetfishes.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ McDowall, R. M. (1971). "Fishes of the family aplochitonidae". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1 (1): 31–52. doi:10.1080/03036758.1971.10419354. ISSN 0303-6758.
  2. ^ Piacentino, Gabriela (2011). "New geographic localities of aplochiton species (Salmoniformes: Aplochitonidae) in the Argentinian Patagonia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "Fossilworks: Aplochitonidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. ^ Allaby, Michael (2014-02-06). A Dictionary of Zoology. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191078972.