Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Aploactinidae Velvetfishes

Genus: Cocotropus

(See list of species below)


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17 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 3.2 cm SL
 
Cocotropus altipinnis
[Highfin velvetfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Cocotropus astakhovi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm SL
 
Cocotropus aurantius
[]

Photo by Williams, J.T.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.1 cm SL
Cocotropus dermacanthus (Bleeker, 1852)

Photo by Photo by Williams, J.T.
 
Cocotropus dermacanthus
[Spinyskin velvetfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL
 
Cocotropus echinatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Cocotropus eksae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm SL
 
Cocotropus izuensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.4 cm SL
 
Cocotropus keramaensis
[]

Photo by Johnson, S.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7.1 cm SL
Cocotropus larvatus Poss & Allen, 1987

Photo by Photo by Johnson, S.
 
Cocotropus larvatus
[Ghost velvetfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cocotropus masudai
[]

Photo by Johnson, J.W.

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 3.9 cm SL
Cocotropus microps Johnson, 2004

Photo by Photo by Johnson, J.W.
 
Cocotropus microps
[Patchwork velvetfish]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 13.1 cm TL
Cocotropus monacanthus (Gilchrist, 1906)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Cocotropus monacanthus
[Roughskin scorpionfish]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL
 
Cocotropus possi
[]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 2.1 cm SL
Cocotropus richeri Fricke, 2004

Photo by Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Cocotropus richeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
 
Cocotropus roseomaculatus
[]

Photo by Paramasivam, K.

Western Indian Ocean.
Max. Length 6.3 cm TL
Cocotropus roseus Day, 1875

Photo by Photo by Paramasivam, K.
 
Cocotropus roseus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Cocotropus steinitzi
[Steinitz' velvetfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cocotropus altipinnis Highfin velvetfish Southwest Pacific 3.2 SL 1903
Cocotropus astakhovi Western Pacific 4.2 SL 2010
Cocotropus aurantius Northwest Pacific 1.7 SL 2021
Cocotropus dermacanthus Spinyskin velvetfish Indo-Pacific 5.1 SL 1852
Cocotropus echinatus Eastern Indian Ocean 7.2 SL 1849
Cocotropus eksae Western Pacific 4.4 SL 2010
Cocotropus izuensis Northwest Pacific 4.7 SL 2010
Cocotropus keramaensis Northwest Pacific 3.4 SL 2003
Cocotropus larvatus Ghost velvetfish Indo-West Pacific 7.1 SL 1987
Cocotropus masudai Northwest Pacific 5 TL 1943
Cocotropus microps Patchwork velvetfish Southwest Pacific 3.9 SL 2004
Cocotropus monacanthus Roughskin scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 13.1 TL 1906
Cocotropus possi Northwest Pacific 3.5 SL 2008
Cocotropus richeri Western Pacific 2.1 SL 2004
Cocotropus roseomaculatus Western Indian Ocean 2.9 SL 2004
Cocotropus roseus Western Indian Ocean. 6.3 TL 1875
Cocotropus steinitzi Steinitz' velvetfish Indo-West Pacific 5 TL 1978



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