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Diancistrus manciporus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005 Few-pored coralbrotula |
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photo by
W. Schwarzhans et al. |
| Family: | Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) | |||
| Max. size: | 5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 6.7 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 15 - 20 m | |||
| Distribution: | Central Pacific: Tongatapu, Tonga. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 79-84; Anal soft rays: 64-67; Vertebrae: 43-45. This species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11+32-34=43-45, dorsal fin rays 79-84, anal fin rays 64-67; outer pseudoclasper with hook-like short and pointed extension and slightly bent distally and with thin supporter; inner pseudoclasper anteriorly connected to outer pseudoclasper, wide and concave due to broad thin flap, strongly anteriorly inclined; no scales on operculum; upper preopercular pore absent (Ref. 57884). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||