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Etymology: Alionematichthys: Name from Latin alius meaning the other or different, and nematichthys, the stem of the genus name Dinematichthys, to which this genus is most similar; ceylonensis: Named for its type locality which is formerly known as Ceylon; an adjective.
More on authors: Møller & Schwarzhans.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife. Tropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.2 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 81230)

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Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 75 - 83; Radios blandos anales: 57 - 65; Vértebra: 41 - 43. This species is distinct in having the following characters: D 75-83 (average 79); A 57-65 (average 60); moderately large eyes (2-2.8%SL); rounded snout, no cirri; only cheeks with scales; no upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, triangular, with distal knob on inner side, while the inner one with symmetrically developed anterior pointed lobe and posterior lobe resembling in shape a socket fitting to small knob on inner face of outer pseudoclasper; otolith length to height 2.3-2.4, with shallow dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.5-1.6, ostium length to cauda length 3.3-4.0; vertebrae 11-12 + 29-31 = 41-43 (Ref. 81230).

A 5.3 cm SL gravid female (USNM 394975) with 80 embryos, 0.48 cm TL in length, and 60 orange eggs, 0.07 cm in diameter (Ref. 81230).

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Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific, Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle 24:87-146. (Ref. 81230)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5005 [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 (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Alionematichthys ceylonensis Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008