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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Porocephalichthys: Name from Latin porocephalus for head with pores and Greek ichthys for fish, referring to the many pores on the head.
More on authors: Cohen & Hutchins.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife. Subtropical
Eastern Indian Ocean: Rottnest Island, Australia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 43544)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 88 - 90; Radios blandos anales: 68 - 69. Anterior nostril rather high, located about midway between upper lip and posterior nostril. Developed gill raker 3. Opercle with a sharp spine, sometimes embedded in the skin (Ref. 43544).
Body shape (shape guide): fusiform / normal.
Uncommon species inhabiting shallow reefs (Ref. 34024). A benthic species which occurs in inshore waters (Ref. 75154).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 1.0000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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