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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Etymology: Cocotropus: Greek, kokkos = berry, seed + Greek, tropsis, tropo = turning (Ref. 45335); possi: Named for Dr. Stuart G. Poss, in recognition of his outstanding contributions to aploactinid systematics.
Eponymy: Dr Stuart G Poss is an American ichthyologist who is a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien demersaal. Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 75210)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 8; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 7 - 8; Anale stekels: 2; Anale zachte stralen: 7; Wervels: 26. This species is characterized by the following: D XIII, 8;, pectoral-fin rays 13; vertebrae 26; preopercular spines 5; upper jaw longer than lachrymal; fleshy papillae on posterior portion of maxilla absent; vomerine teeth absent; many well-developed fleshy papillae on ventral surface of lower jaw; first sensory pores on both sides of lower jaw separate; isthmus tip extending to level of between fourth and fifth sensory pores of lower jaw; body mostly uniformly dark brown (Ref. 75210).
Cross section: compressed.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Imamura, H. and G. Shinohara, 2008. A new species of Cocotropus (Teleostei: Aploactinidae) from the Ryukyu Islands, Southern Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 2:21-24. (Ref. 75210)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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a=0.00646 (0.00263 - 0.01585), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245). |
Trofisch niveau (Ref. 69278) |
3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |