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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Aploactinidae Velvetfishes

Genus: Ptarmus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 3.5 cm TL
Ptarmus gallus (Kossmann & Räuber, 1877)

Photo by Field, R.
 
Ptarmus gallus
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.5 cm TL
Ptarmus jubatus (Smith, 1935)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Ptarmus jubatus
[Crested scorpionfish]
2 Species of Family Aploactinidae with Genus Ptarmus
(Velvetfishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1877 Ptarmus gallus Western Indian Ocean 3.5 TL
1935 Ptarmus jubatus Crested scorpionfish Western Indian Ocean 8.5 TL



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