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Japanese Velvetfish (Paraploactis kagoshimensis)
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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.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Japan and the Uwa Sea.

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