Aplochitonidae

Aplochitonidae

Aplochitonidae

Family of fishes

The Aplochitonidae are a family of ray-finned fish that are found in the western Pacific and Indian Ocean, mostly in the Indonesian and Australian regions.[1][2] They are also commonly known as the velvetfishes.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    McDowall, R. M. (1971). "Fishes of the family aplochitonidae". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 1 (1): 31–52. doi:10.1080/03036758.1971.10419354. ISSN 0303-6758.
  2. [2]
    Piacentino, Gabriela (2011). "New geographic localities of aplochiton species (Salmoniformes: Aplochitonidae) in the Argentinian Patagonia". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. [3]
    "Fossilworks: Aplochitonidae". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. [4]
    Allaby, Michael (2014-02-06). A Dictionary of Zoology. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191078972.


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