Larval-fish of Spinyfin velifer Spinyfin velifer is very rare fish. It inhabits continental slope and oceanic ridge at depths of 175 m to 220 m but little is known about detailed ecology. Although it is very rare, divers often find adult-fish in scuba diving. It is the larval-fish of that the Spinyfin velifer that I will introduce this time. This larval-fish body length is SL11 mm. First six of the dorsal fin is stretched. The pectoral fins is large and long and dark pigment patches on at the tips of the pectoral fins. I found it at day time drift dive. It was December 7, 2017. Location is Suruga Bay in Osezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. The water depth was 2 meters below the surface. The sea temperature was 18 ℃. Black pigment concentrates on the head Scientific name: Metavelifer multiradiatus (Regan, 1907) fishbase.org http://www.fishbase.org/summary/10666 Distribution Map(fishbase.org) http://www.aquamaps.org/receive.php?type_of_map=regular REFEREN...