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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
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; winterbottomi: Named for Richard Winterbottom, ROM, Toronto, Canada; noun in apposition.
Eponymy: Dr Richard ‘Rick’ Winterbottom (d: 1944) is an evolutionary biologist and ichthyologist who was born in Zambia. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller & Schwarzhans.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien rifbewoner; diepte 0 - 20 m (Ref. 81230). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: restricted to the Fiji and Tonga islands.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.0 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 81230); 8.8 cm SL (female)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 80 - 86; Anale zachte stralen: 61 - 65; Wervels: 40 - 43. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 80-86; A 61-65; moderately large eyes (2.3-3.0%SL); moderately slender body; many cirri on snout; scales on cheeks and a patch above opercular spine with 5-9 scales; with upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, do not extend beyond the hood when in resting position, while the inner one is short, thin, free from the outer one, bifurcate, the anterior pointed lobe short and the posterior lobe much expanded posteriorly; otolith length to height 2.0-2.2, with shallow dorsal rim and weak postdorsal angle; otolith length to sulcus length 1.6-1.7, ostium length to cauda length 3.0-4.5; vertebrae 11(-12) + 29-32 = 40-43 (Ref. 81230).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 26.2 - 28.9, mean 27.1 °C (based on 185 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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