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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Diancistrus: Greek, di = two + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); katrineae: Named for Katinae Worsaae, wife of P.R. Møller.
Eponymy: Katrine Worsaae is the wife of the second author, who thanked her for her ‘most valuable support’ during the many hours he invested in the study of this genus. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad ? - 20 m (Ref. 57884). Subtropical
Southeastern Pacific: French Polynesia, Cook and Pitcairn Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 57884); 7.8 cm SL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 78 - 86; Radios blandos anales: 63 - 69; Vértebra: 44 - 46. This species is characterized by the following: Vertebrae 11-12+33-35=44-46, dorsal fin rays 78-86, anal fin rays 63-69; eyes large (2.0-3.1% SL), D/V 6; outer pseudoclasper large, broad, wing-shaped, with concave inner face; inner pseudoclasper joined to outer pseudoclasper anteriorly, thin, with narrow base and single-pointed tip extending over anterior part of outer pseudoclasper; moderately broad scale patch on cheek with 5-8 scale rows, large scale patch on operculum above opercular spine (13-21 scales) and separated smaller scale patch below opercular spine (3-7 scales); head is massive and thick (Ref. 57884).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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