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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Zambales, 4 km west of Calguaguin Cove, Luzon I.
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Poss, S.G. and W.N. Eschmeyer, 1980
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Scorpaeniformes (Scorpionfishes and flatheads) > Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
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Common names from other countries

吕宋奇绒鲉, 呂宋奇絨鮋, ... more

Main reference

Poss, S.G. and W.N. Eschmeyer. 1980. (Ref. 35984)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 3.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35984)

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 64 - 81 m (Ref. 35984)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?

Distribution

Western Central Pacific: Philippines.
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Short description

Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9; Vertebrae: 27. Body densely covered with modified scales which form spinous points, best developed anteriorly; depth greater than 1/3 SL.. Lachrymal with 2 strong sharp spines, the first notably curved. Second infraorbital bone without spines, a prominent elongate slit lateral line pore. Uppermost preopercular lateral-line pores with finger-like cirri. Mouth very strongly upturned. Interorbit with prominent ridges, divergent anteriorly, convergent over middle of interorbit, strongly divergent posteriorly (Ref. 35984, 39602).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.2 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months ()

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Xenaploactis anopta Poss & Eschmeyer, 1980