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.

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