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Aploactinidae (Velvetfishes)
Etymology: Cocotropus: Greek, kokkos = berry, seed + Greek, tropsis, tropo = turning (Ref. 45335); larvatus: From the ghost-like appearance and small size (larva = ghost)..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino associati a barriera corallina; distribuzione batimetrica 4 - 40 m (Ref. 34765). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: East Andaman Sea and Christmas Island to Marshall Islands; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to Indonesia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 49352)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale): 13; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 9-10; Spine anali 2; Raggi anali molli: 8 - 9; Vertebre: 26 - 27.
Inhabits sand and rubble areas of seaward reefs (Ref. 34765). Minimum depth from Ref. 49352. Solitary and cryptic (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Myers, R.F., 1999. Micronesian reef fishes. A comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 216 p. (Ref. 34765)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Nomi ComuniSinonimiMetabolismoPredatoriEcotossicologiaRiproduzioneMaturitàDeposizioneSpawning aggregationFecundityUovaEgg development
Age/SizeAccrescimentoLength-weightLength-lengthLength-frequenciesMorfometriaMorfologiaLarveDinamica popolazioni larvaliReclutamentoAbbondanzaBRUVS
BibliografiaAcquacolturaProfilo di acquacolturaVarietàGeneticaElectrophoresesEreditarietàMalattieElaborazioneNutrientsMass conversion
CollaboratoriImmaginiStamps, Coins Misc.SuoniCiguateraVelocitàModalità di nuotoArea branchialeOtolithsCervelliVista
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 20.5 - 28.9, mean 27.8 °C (based on 402 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00906 - 0.04395), b=3.01 (2.83 - 3.19), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).