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Spinyfin velifer (Metavelifer multiradiatus)
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Spinyfin velifer (Metavelifer multiradiatus) specimen
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Veliferidae

Spinyfin velifer

Metavelifer multiradiatus

Fish Reaching Twenty Eight Centimeters in New Zealand Waters

  • Temperate
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Spinyfin velifer is a marine fish found around Indo-Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 28 cm.

Maximum length
28 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: off Maputo in Mozambique; also from Australia, New Zealand and Hawaii. Reported from Japan (Ref. 559 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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