Aploactinidae
Description
Aploactinidae
Acanthosphex leurynnis (Jordan &Seale, 1905) —Dwarf velvetfish
STATUS AT MADANG. New record from Madang, based on WAM material (WAM P.30358-005). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. India east to Philippines and New Guinea, south to northern Australia. Cryptic on coral rubble near reefs, 5– 60 m. Marine.
Cocotropus larvatus (Bleeker, 1852) —Ghost velvetfish
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 252).
DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Eastern Andaman Sea east to Marshall Islands and New Guinea, north to Ryukyu Islands. Found on outer reef slopes, solitary and cryptic among coral rubble, 4– 40 m. Marine.
Cocotropus steinitzi Eschmeyer & Dor, 1978 —Steinitz' velvetfish
STATUS AT MADANG. First record from Madang by Allen & Erdmann (2012: 252). DISTRIBUTION AND HABITAT. Red Sea; Andaman Islands; Papua New Guinea. Found solitary and cryptic on sand or coral rubble, ca. 2– 20 m. Marine.
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Related works
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.11646/zootaxa.3832.1.1 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://zenodo.org/record/250559 (URL)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/9662D602DA17FF8C3A3DFFDB9C12FFEE (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/BAB612A4-03DB-4958-BEB1-92DE278FBB90 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/6A5BAE7ADA21FFBA3AAAFA589E74F858 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Aploactinidae
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Scorpaeniformes
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Taxon rank
- family
References
- Allen, G. R. & Erdmann, M. V. (2012) Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vol. I - III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth, pp. x + 1 - 424 + end note, pp. 425 - 855 & preface + map + contents + pp. 857 - 1260.]