Little Velvetfish
Aploactisoma milesii
- Usual depth3–62 m
- Water temperature15–23 °C
- Best monthsJanuary, March, and October
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
The southern 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 Aploactisoma. This species is endemic to the waters around southern and western Australia.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Southern 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: 48 records
- February: 38 records
- March: 50 records
- April: 42 records
- May: 31 records
- June: 12 records
- July: 13 records
- August: 23 records
- September: 26 records
- October: 43 records
- November: 35 records
- December: 28 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 3–62 m · Deepest record: 62 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–23 °C
Photos
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Lawrence Hylton, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Christopher Mark, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Little Velvetfish, Southern Velvetfish, velvetfish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 米氏拟绒皮鲉
Other scientific names: Aploactis milesii, Aploactisoma schomburgki
Similar species
- Dwarf Velvetfish
Acanthosphex leurynnis
- sandpaper fish
Adventor elongatus
- Dusky Velvetfish
Aploactis aspera
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).
- 148 open-data records from 1906 to 2011.
- Species data updated October 27, 2026.
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