Scientific Name
Paraploactis pulvinus

Common Name
Pillow velvetfish

Biology
Ventral surface of lower jaw smooth, no prickles or papillose villi. Mandibular cirri almost confined to outer margin. Snout with large, fleshy, and extensively branched cirri; those in larger patches on tip of snout and across lachrymal bone large while those in smaller patches on nasal bone are smaller. Fleshy pad on isthmus with its width about 0.5 to 0.75 of its length (Ref. 39602).

Classification

Classified By

Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Velvetfishes (Aploactinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) and Papua New Guinea.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal

Trophic Level

3.38 s.e. 0.56 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

Unknown cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5078 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated