Threefin velvetfish (Neoaploactis tridorsalis)

Scientific name: Neoaploactis tridorsalis Eschmeyer & Allen, 1978

Threefin velvetfish (Neoaploactis tridorsalis)

The Threefin velvetfish (Neoaploactis tridorsalis) is a marine fish of the family Aploactinidae.

Biology

Body scales form expanded spinous points; each scale forms a blade-like ridge

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Neoaploactis tridorsalis
Family
Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Order
Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
5.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Australia (known only from Rottnest Island and Shark Bay in Western Australia and One Tree Islands, in the Capricorn Group of the southern Great Barrier Reef). Recently reported from the Chesterfield Islands.
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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