Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Perciformes (Order)
     └Scorpaenoidei (Suborder)
      └Aploactinidae (Family) Velvetfishes
       └Paraploactis (Genus)
        └P. kagoshimensis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 282092🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196761🔗

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