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> Lampriformes (Velifers, tube-eyes and ribbonfishes) > Veliferidae (Velifers)
Etymology: Velifer: Latin, velifer, sail carrying (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin démersal; profondeur ? - 110 m (Ref. 6618). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: taken off southern Madagascar and also reported from India, Viet Nam and Japan. Also found in Indonesia, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978).

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6618)

Description synthétique Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total): 1 - 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total): 33-34; Épines anales 1; Rayons mous anaux: 24 - 25

Rather rare.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves

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Heemstra, P.C., 1986. Veliferidae. p. 398-399. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 6618)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879