Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 69 - 82 m (Ref. 58018). Tropical
Western Pacific: South China Sea.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Frontals, parietals, and infraorbital bones not heavily armored. Depression in interorbit narrow or non-existent. Pelvic-fin insertion anterior or just behind pectoral fin base. Anus just behind pelvic fins, far forward of anal fin origin (Ref. 39602).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Poss, S.G., 1999. Aploactinidae. Velvetfishes. p. 2354-2358. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). Rome, FAO. 2069-2790 p. (Ref. 39602)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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