Metavelifer multiradiatus

(Metavelifer multiradiatus)

Description

Metavelifer multiradiatus, the spinyfin velifer, is a species of velifer found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This species, like the other one in the family Veliferidae, is monotypic of its genus. It grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Actinopterygii
Order:Lampriformes
Family:Veliferidae
Genus:Metavelifer
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