Classification / Names
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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Didymothallus: Name from Greek 'didymos' for double or twofold and 'thallus' for branch in plants, referring to the two supporters of nearly equal length in the single pair of pseudoclaspers.; pruvosti: Named for Patrice Pruvost, MNHN, Paris..
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
marino demersal; rango de profundidad 0 - 10 m (Ref. 76869). Tropical
Western Pacific: New Caledonia.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.4 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 76869); 4.2 cm SL (female)
Short description
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 70 - 73; Radios blandos anales: 52 - 58; Vértebra: 43 - 45. This species is distinct with the following characters: D 70-73, A 52-58, D/A 20-22, V in D 1.9; vertebrae 12+31-33=43-45, no cirri on occiput; a single (outer) pseudoclasper wing shaped with 2 supporters, the anterior one slightly longer and bent backward while the posterior is straight, with a club-like expanded tip; cheek with 5-6 scale rows on upper part, 3-5 rows on lower part; otolith possess a sharply pointed anterior tip and a moderately pronounced post-dorsal angle, with undivided short sulcus, its centre anteriorly of the centre of the otolith, inclined 5°-10°, otolith length to height is 2.2-2.3, otolith length to sulcus length is 2.6 (Ref. 76869).
This species is associated with crevices of silty coralline rock and the presence of live corals is not essential (Ref. 76869).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva
Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part III. Beaglichthys, Brosmolus, Monothrix and eight new genera with description of 20 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 23:29-110. (Ref. 76869)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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