lˈɪɾəl vˈɛlvɪtfɪʃᵻz ɔːɹ sˈɪmpli vˈɛlvɪtfɪʃᵻz ɑːɹ ɐ fˈæmɪli, ðɪ ɐplˈoʊktɪnˌɪdiː, ʌv mɚɹˈiːn ɹˈeɪfˈɪnd fˈɪʃᵻz klˈæsᵻfˌaɪd wɪðˌɪn ðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚ skˈoːɹpiːnˌɪfoːɹmz.
Little velvetfishes or simply velvetfishes are a family, the Aploactinidae, of marine ray-finned fishes classified within the order Scorpaeniformes.