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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Brotulinae
Etymology: Brotula: Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); flaviviridis: Name from Latin, 'flavus' meaning golden-yellow, plus 'viridis' for green, referring to the yellow-green color of the species.
More on author: Greenfield.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 7 - 14 m (Ref. 58267). Tropical
Western Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 58267)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 98 - 103; Anal soft rays: 77 - 79; Vertebrae: 43 - 44. The species is distinguished by its yellow-green coloration; narrower eye than the interorbital width; 98-103 dorsal-fin rays; 77-79 anal-fin rays; 24 pectoral-fin rays; 43-44 vertebrae; 2-3 developed gill-rakers; a fleshy interorbital width of less than 4.5% SL; orbit diameter 3.5% SL or less (Ref. 58267).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Greenfield, D.W., 2005. Brotula flaviviridis, a new species of Brotula from Fiji (Teleostei: Ophidiidae: Brotulinae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(8):80-85. (Ref. 58267)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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