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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 Ecologia

marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 110 m (Ref. 6618). Tropical

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

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).

Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 40.0 cm TL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 6618)

Short description Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale): 1 - 2; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 33-34; Spine anali 1; Raggi anali molli: 24 - 25

Rather rare.

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Velifer hypselopterus Bleeker, 1879