Scientific Name
Aploactis aspera

Common Name
Dusky velvetfish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 13 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 11 - 14. Body almost black and covered with velvety prickles. Preopercle with 5 blunt spines. Attains 10 cm TL.

Classification

Classified By

Richardson, 1845

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Velvetfishes (Aploactinidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Pacific

Distribution

Western Pacific: Sagami Bay and Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan southward to China. Also reported from New Caledonia (Ref. 9070) and Australia (Ref. 7300).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

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

3.34 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

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 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