Xenaploactis anopta

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• Common Names
• Description
• Taxonomy
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• Notes

Overview

Family : Velvetfishes ;

Common Names

Description

Family Aploactinidae

Distribution: western Pacific and Indian Ocean, mostly in the Indonesian and Australian regions. Coastal. Body usually velvety due to modified, prickly scales . With knoblike spines on head . Unbranched fin rays . Anal fin spines usually not distinct or lacking. Dorsal fin origin above eye or almost so, except in the genera Adventor and Peristrominous. First 3-5 dorsal fin spines usually appear segregated, either elevated or largely without membrane connection with the rest of the spinous dorsal. The first 3 or 4 spines form a separate fin in four species. Pelvic fin 1 spine with less than 4 soft rays . Anterior isthmus with fleshy extension in most species. No palatine teeth . No gill slit behind the last arch. Vertebrae 24-33.The family Aploactinidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Scorpaeniformes. It contains 17 genera and 37 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Members of this family are not used in the aquarium trade. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is subcarangiform. Etymology of this family name : Greek, haploos = single + Greek, aktis = thorn, ray

Habitat

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,058 meters (0 to -19,875 feet).[1]

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: –

Similar Species

Members of the genus Xenaploactis

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 3 species and subspecies in this genus:

X. anopta · X. asperrima · X. cautes

More Info

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Further Reading

• Poss, S.G. and W.N. Eschmeyer (1980). Xenaploactis, a new genus for Prosopodasys asperrimus Günther (Pisces: Aploactinidae), with descriptions of two new species. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 42(8):287-293.

Notes

Contributors

• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 10, 2006.
• FishBase
• FishBase 2006.
• Fávorito, Sandra (from FishBase).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 22 providers.

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3326268
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-144380
• Fishbase Species ID: 59078
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 644651
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 127613

Footnotes

1. Mean = -3,648.250 meters (-11,969.324 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,543.970 based on 762 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

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