Phantom Velvetfish
Paraploactis kagoshimensis
- Usual depth10–17 m
- Water temperature27–28 °C
- Best monthsMay
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 6 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 3 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 10–17 m · Deepest record: 17 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 27–28 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Phantom Velvetfish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kagoshimaokoze, カゴシマオコゼ
- Simplified Chinese
- 虎魚, 鹿兒島副絨皮鮋, 鹿兒島絨棘鮋
Other scientific names: Tetraroge kagoshimensis
Similar species
Bearded VelvetfishParaploactis intonsa
- Pillow Velvetfish
Paraploactis pulvinus
- Mossback
Paraploactis trachyderma
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 13 open-data records from 1933 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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