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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Diancistrus:Greek, di = two + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); springeri:Named for Victor Springer, Washington, USA. Eponymy: Dr Victor Gruschka Springer (d: 1928) is an American ichthyologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page. More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 8 - 20 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 12°N - 8°S, 121°E - 122°E
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 4.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57884); 4.8 cm SL (female)
Short description Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsalsoft rays (total): 78 - 84; Analsoft 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).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Solitary inhabitant of coral reef crevices between about 8-20 m, cryptic (Ref 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W., P.R. Møller and J.G. Nielsen, 2005. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-West-Pacific. Part I. Diancistrus and two new genera with 26 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21:73-163. (Ref. 57884)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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![Image of Diancistrus springeri (Springer\](/images/thumbnails/gif/tn_Dispr_m0.gif "Image of Diancistrus springeri (Springer\")