Location: Lembeh Strait, Indonesia
Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and
Indo-Pacific Reefs
Phantom Velvetfish
Paraploactis kagoshimensis
Phantom Velvetfish
Category: Velvetfishes
Scientific Name: Paraploactis kagoshimensis
Size: Up to 4 in. (12 cm)
Depth: 6-60 ft. (2-18 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Perciformes (Order)
└Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
└Aploactinidae (Family)
└Paraploactis (Genus)
└P. kagoshimensis (Species)
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