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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Dinematichthyidae Viviparous brotula
Genus: Didymothallus

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4 species

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Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Western Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
Didymothallus criniceps Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Didymothallus criniceps
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Didymothallus mizolepis (Günther, 1867)
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Didymothallus mizolepis
[Smalleye cusk]
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Didymothallus nudigena Schwarzhans & Møller, 2011
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Didymothallus nudigena
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
Didymothallus pruvosti Schwarzhans & Møller, 2007
Photo by W. Schwarzhans & P. R. Møller
 
Didymothallus pruvosti


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Didymothallus criniceps Western Pacific 6 SL 2007
Didymothallus mizolepis Smalleye cusk Indo-West Pacific 6.6 SL 1867
Didymothallus nudigena Eastern Indian Ocean 6.6 SL 2011
Didymothallus pruvosti Western Pacific 4.4 SL 2007



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