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Gnathanacanthidae
red velvetfish
Gnathanacanthus goetzeei
Gnathanacanthid Fish beneath the Indian Ocean
red velvetfish is a marine fish of Eastern Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 30 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Perches and Allies
- Family
- Gnathanacanthidae
- Genus
- Gnathanacanthus
- Maximum length
- 30 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Distribution
- Eastern Indian Ocean: Endemic to Australia (Western and South Australia, Victoria, and Tasmania).

