Pillow velvetfish (Paraploactis pulvinus)

Scientific name: Paraploactis pulvinus Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978

Pillow velvetfish (Paraploactis pulvinus)

The Pillow velvetfish (Paraploactis pulvinus) is a marine fish of the family Aploactinidae. Native range: Western Pacific, northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Paraploactis pulvinus
Family
Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Environment
Marine; demersal
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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