Paraploactis

Updated on Apr 25, 2026

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Kingdom Animalia Family Aploactinidae Rank Genus		Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Scorpaeniformes

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Paraploactis is a genus of velvetfishes native to the Indo-Pacific.

There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:

Paraploactis hongkongiensis (W. L. Y. Chan, 1966)

Paraploactis intonsa Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978 (Bearded velvetfish)

Paraploactis kagoshimensis (Ishikawa, 1904)

Paraploactis obbesi (M. C. W. Weber, 1913)

Paraploactis pulvinus Poss & Eschmeyer, 1978 (Pillow velvetfish)

Paraploactis taprobanensis (Whitley, 1933)

Paraploactis trachyderma Bleeker, 1865 (Mossback velvetfish)

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