Metavelifer is a genus of fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Metavelifer multiradiatus, commonly known as the spinyfin velifer. It grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL and is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Metavelifer multiradiatus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lampriformes |
Family: | Veliferidae |
Genus: | Metavelifer Walters, 1960 |
Species: | M. multiradiatus
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Binomial name | |
Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907)
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Metavelifer multiradiatus" in FishBase. April 2012 version.
- ^ Williams, A. (2020). "Metavelifer multiradiatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T123376425A123376553. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T123376425A123376553.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.