Metavelifer

Metavelifer is a genus of fishes in the family Veliferidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Metavelifer multiradiatus, commonly known as the spinyfin velifer. It grows to a length of 28 centimetres (11 in) TL and is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

1913 illustration

Metavelifer multiradiatus
Adult
Juvenile
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Lampriformes
Family:	Veliferidae
Genus:	Metavelifer Walters, 1960
Species:	M. multiradiatus
Binomial name
Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907)