Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
Max. size: |
7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
reef-associated; marine |
Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka. |
Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 75-83; Anal soft rays: 57-65; Vertebrae: 41-43. This species is distinct in having the following characters: D 75-83 (average 79); A 57-65 (average 60); moderately large eyes (2-2.8%SL); rounded snout, no cirri; only cheeks with scales; no upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, triangular, with distal knob on inner side, while the inner one with symmetrically developed anterior pointed lobe and posterior lobe resembling in shape a socket fitting to small knob on inner face of outer pseudoclasper; otolith length to height 2.3-2.4, with shallow dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.5-1.6, ostium length to cauda length 3.3-4.0; vertebrae 11-12 + 29-31 = 41-43 (Ref. 81230). |
Biology: |
A 5.3 cm SL gravid female (USNM 394975) with 80 embryos, 0.48 cm TL in length, and 60 orange eggs, 0.07 cm in diameter (Ref. 81230). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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