Scientific Name	Paraploactis kagoshimensis   Pronounce			by: ©Cornish, Andrew
Author	(Ishikawa, 1904)	Depth	0 - 52M
Chinese	鹿兒島副絨皮鮋	Poisonous Fish	Yes
Family_Chinese	絨皮鮋科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F306　Aploactinidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	鹿兒島絨棘鮋
Max Length	12 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	虎魚
Distribution in World	Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Kagoshima, Japan
Synonyms	Tetraroge kagoshimensis
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	SIO80-226.
Common Name	Velvetfish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal rays with XIII-XIV spines and 10 soft rays; anal fin with I spines and 8-9 soft rays; Pectoral rays 13.Body elongate and compressed, covered with velvety prickles. Preoperculum with 5 blunt spines. Anterior part of dorsal fin higher (2nd and 3rd spines elongate). Body dark-brown with darker mottling. Isthmus without fleshy pad.
habitats	Secretive on algae rocky reefs, usually seen at night.
Distribution	Northwest Pacific: Japan, Taiwan and the Uwa Sea.
Utility	Not commercial food species.