| Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| 4.2 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.8 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 8 - 20 m |
| Western Pacific: Indonesia to the Philippines. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-84; Anal soft rays: 67-71; Vertebrae: 44-45. The species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11+33-34=44-45, dorsal fin rays 78-84, anal fin rays 62-71; large eyes (2.9-3.8% SL); outer pseudoclasper short, only slightly longer than inner pseudoclasper, stick-shaped, slightly anteriorly inclined; inner pseudoclasper joined to outer pseudoclasper by a thin ligament, thin, spiny, strongly forwardly inclined, anteriorly connected by thin ligament to isthmus between pseudoclaspers; broad scale patch on cheek with 5-6 scale rows on upper cheek, large scale patch on operculum above opercular spine with 7-8 scales in 2-3 rows; head slender; otolith length to height ratio about 1.9 (Ref. 57884).
Description: Characterized by yellowish to brown color; depth of body at anal fin origin 16.8-19.0 (mean=17.9) % SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Solitary inhabitant of coral reef crevices between about 8-20 m, cryptic (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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