Red velvetfish
| Red velvetfish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Synanceiidae |
| Subfamily: | Gnathanacanthinae T. N. Gill, 1893 |
| Genus: | Gnathanacanthus Bleeker, 1855 |
| Species: | G. goetzeei
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| Binomial name | |
| Gnathanacanthus goetzeei Bleeker, 1855
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| Synonyms | |
The red velvetfish (Gnathanacanthus goetzeei) is a species of marine ray-finned fish, it is the only species in the monotypic genus Gnathanacanthus and monogeneric subfamily Gnathanacanthinae. This species is endemic to the inshore waters of western and southern Australia.