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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Majungaichthys: Named for Majunga (Mahajanga) province of Madagascar, the type locality of the type species.; simplex: Name from a Latin word meaning simple, refers to the simple pattern of the pseudoclaspers; noun in apposition..
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Sinh thái học
Biển gần đáy. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Madagascar, and probably Mauritius.
Bộ gần gũi / Khối lượng (Trọng lượng) / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.7 cm SL con đực/không giới tính; (Ref. 76869); 4.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Các vây lưng mềm (tổng cộng) : 71 - 75; Tia mềm vây hậu môn: 56 - 62; Động vật có xương sống: 43 - 44. This species possess the following set of characters: anterior nostril low on snout, 1/4 the distance from upper lip to aggregate distance to anterior margin of eye; copulatory organ of male with 2 pairs of small pseudoclaspers, outer pseudoclasper simple, flap-like, and not much larger than simple flap-like inner pseudoclasper; small, size not much exceeding 4.0 cm SL; 12 precaudal vertebrae, 43-44 total vertebrae; D 71-79; V in D 1.9-2.1; scale patch on cheek only, none on operculum; presence of upper preopercular pore; otolith moderately elongate, its length to height 2.1-2.2, sulcus short with otolith length to sulcus length 1.9 and slightly inclined (5°), colliculi fused, sometimes incomplete with indication of distinction of ostial and caudal colliculi; maxilla expanded posteroventrally (Ref. 76869).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Sự tái sinh sản | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Ấu trùng
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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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00179 - 0.01169), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Mức dinh dưỡng (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Thích nghi nhanh (Ref.
120179): Chiêù cao, thời gian nhân đôi của chủng quần tối thiểu là dưới 15 tháng (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
