Dusky Velvetfish
Aploactis aspera
- Usual depth45–84 m
- Water temperature20–28 °C
- Best monthsApril, May, and June
- How commonRare
About this species
The dusky velvetfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a velvetfish belonging to the family Aploactinidae. It is the only member of the monotypic genus Aploactis. This species is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Dusky velvetfish”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 1 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 11 records
- May: 11 records
- June: 11 records
- July: 4 records
- August: 9 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 7 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 45–84 m · Deepest record: 162 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Dusky Velvetfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Ibokoze, イボオコゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 相模灣疣鮋, 絨皮鮋, 虎魚
Other scientific names: Synanceia aspera
Similar species
Little VelvetfishAploactisoma milesii
- Dwarf Velvetfish
Acanthosphex leurynnis
- sandpaper fish
Adventor elongatus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 132 open-data records from 1900 to 2010.
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