Scientific Name
Cocotropus larvatus

Common Name
Ghost velvetfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 2; Anal soft rays: 7 - 8; Vertebrae: 26 - 27

Classification

Classified By

Poss & Allen, 1987

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Velvetfishes (Aploactinidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (Ref. 49596) and Christmas Island. Western Pacific: the Ryukyu, Banda, and Marshall islands. Possibly occurring in Guam.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

4 m

Depth To - meters

40 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 4 - 40 m (Ref. 34765)

Trophic Level

3.31 s.e. 0.55 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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.1 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 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