| Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| Max. size: |
3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 7 m |
| Distribution: |
Central Pacific: Tonga Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Body slender, small; vertebrae 11+ 31 = 42; dorsal fin rays 79; anal fin rays 59; outer pseudoclasper large, wing-shaped, bent outwards, with flat, broad supporter; inner pseudoclasper is free, broad-based, bifurcate, its anterior branch twice as long as posterior branch extending over anterior part of outer pseudoclasper, both with rounded tip; scale patch only on cheek, no scales on operculum; otolith length to sulcus length 2.2 (Ref. 57884). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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