| Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| 7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and Australia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-86; Anal soft rays: 63-68; Vertebrae: 44-45. Description: Characterized by yellowish tan color; brownish on head and upper back; caudal rays 14-15; vertebrae 12+ 32-33= 44-45; eye 1.8-2.4 % SL; depth of body at origin of anal fin 13.9-17.5 (mean 15.4) % SL; anterior nostril low on snout, next to upper lip; two pairs of pseudoclaspers, outer broad-based and large with pointed tip and distal knob on inner side, nearly as large as inner pseudoclasper, connected to outer pseudoclasper anteriorly; absent upper preopercular pore; no opercular scales; posterior cheek with vertically elongate scale patch (Ref. 90102). |
| Collected from tidepools (Ref. 76869). Cryptic in shallow water (usually <5 m) (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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