| Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| Max. size: |
6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 6 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Taiwan and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 68-78; Anal soft rays: 52-63; Vertebrae: 40-43. The anterior nostril is placed low on snout; male copulatory organ with 2 pairs of pseudoclaspers, the outer large, broad and blade-like, the inner a mere fleshy appendix fused to the outer pseudoclasper anteriorly and without a supporter; eyes moderately large (1.8-2.6% SL); fish small (maximum 60 mm SL, maturity reached at 35 mm SL), slender (head height about 16% SL, depth at anal about 16.5% SL); precaudal vertebrae 12 (rarely 11); head with scale patch only on cheek; otolith elongate, its sulcus inclined (5-10°), short (otolith length to sulcus length 2.2-2.4), with fused colliculi; maxilla rounded postero-ventrally with weak knob in front of rear corner; anterior anal fin pterygiophore is long (Ref. 57884).
Description: Characterized by head and upper third of body generally darker; vertebrae 11-12+29-31=40-43 (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Occurs in shallow water between rocks, mainly in surge areas (Ref. 57884). Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water (<6m) (Ref 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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