Highfin velvetfish
📖 Overview
Overview information for Highfin velvetfish is currently being compiled by our editorial team.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9; Vertebrae: 28. Upper jaw relatively short, 10-11% SL; a stubby fleshy cirrus near distal end of maxilla .
🌀 Behaviour
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🦐 Diet
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🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Highfin velvetfish is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal. Temperate Southwest Pacific: Lord Howe Island, Australia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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