Aploactisoma milesii

Aploactisoma milesii
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Aploactinidae
Genus: Aploactisoma
Castelnau, 1872
Species: A. milesii
Binomial name
Aploactisoma milesii
(J. Richardson, 1850)

Aploactisoma milesii, the Southern velvetfish, is a species of velvetfish native to the waters around southern and western Australia where it occurs at depths of from 0 to 6 metres (0 to 20 ft). This species grows to a length of 23 centimetres (9.1 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus. It is a small velvetfish with a long slender body, a long-based dorsal fin, high at the front and extending from above the eyes to the base of the tail. Brownish to purple in colour with blackish spots and white marbling.[1]

References

  1. Dianne J. Bray, 2011, Southern Velvetfish, Aploactisoma milesii, in Fishes of Australia, accessed 16 Oct 2014, http://www.fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/2171
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