HomeFish encyclopediaRay-finned fishesScorpionfishes and FlatheadsVelvetfishesVisitor Visitor (Adventor elongatus) Scientific name: Adventor elongatus Whitley, 1952 The Visitor (Adventor elongatus) is a marine fish of the family Aploactinidae. Native range: Western Central Pacific, Australia and Papua New Guinea. Species factsScientific nameAdventor elongatusFamilyAploactinidae (Velvetfishes)OrderScorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and Flatheads)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)EnvironmentMarine; demersalClimateTropicalDistributionWestern Central Pacific: Australia and Papua New Guinea.Conservation status (IUCN)Not EvaluatedThreat to humansHarmless SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026