Aploactinidae

Japanese Velvetfish

Paraploactis kagoshimensis

Aploactinid Fish in Northwest Pacific

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Elongated
• Compressed cross-section
• Small
• Temperate fish

Japanese Velvetfish is a marine fish from Northwest Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 12 cm.