Paraploactis kagoshimensis Phantom Velvetfish

Paraploactis kagoshimensis is commonly referred to as Phantom Velvetfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

11934 

AphiaID:

282092 

Scientific:

Paraploactis kagoshimensis 

German:

Phantom Samtfisch 

English:

Phantom Velvetfish 

Category:

Sculpins 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Scorpaeniformes (Order) > Aploactinidae (Family) > Paraploactis (Genus) > kagoshimensis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Ishikawa, ), 1904 

Occurrence:

Indonesia, North Pacific (Ocean), Philippines, Taiwan, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

2 - 18 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.72" (12 cm) 

Temperature:

24,3 °F - 26,7 °F (24,3°C - 26,7°C) 

Food:

Invertebrates, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Paraploactis hongkongiensis
• Paraploactis intonsa
• 
  Paraploactis kagoshimensis
  Phantom Samtfisch
• 
  Paraploactis obbesi
  Samtfisch
• Paraploactis pulvinus
• Paraploactis taprobanensis
• Paraploactis trachyderma

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Paraploactis sp.
  Samtfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2019-01-27 20:18:49 

Last edit:

2019-01-28 21:16:05 

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