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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ogilbichthys: Named for the great Australian ichthyologist, J. Douglas Ogilby; microphthalmus: Specific epithet referring to the minute eyes.
Eponymy: James Douglas Ogilby (1853–1925) was an Irish-born Australian ichthyologist and taxonomist, son of the famous zoologist William Ogilby (below). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 2 m (Ref. 55786). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Haiti, Honduras, and Cayman Islands.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 66 - 72; Radios blandos anales: 53 - 57; Vértebra: 40 - 41. The species is distinguished by the following characters: very small eyes (1.1-1.6% SL in diameter); no upper preopercular pore; robust head, length 27.0-29.6%SL); narrow scale band on cheek with 1-2 scale rows on lower par; anterior inner pseudoclasper submerged in pocket of isthmus; otolith with fused colliculi (Ref. 55786).
The minute eyes are indicative that it could be a cave species, but so far collected only on coral reefs. A 31 mm SL female was found with a 3.7 mm long bilobed ovary containing 50 eggs, with 0.4 mm diameter (Ref. 55786).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2004. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Part I. Dinematichthys, Gunterichthys, Typhliasina and two new genera. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 8(4):141-192. (Ref. 55786)
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
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 27.4 - 28.2, mean 27.9 °C (based on 164 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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