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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Microbrotula: Greek, mikros = small + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); hamata: Name from Latin hamatus for hook, referring to the forward-curved spine at the lower angle of the preopercle; noun in apposition..
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 8 - 10 m (Ref. 88975). Subtropical
Western Pacific: endemic to New Caledonia
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL (female)
Kurzbeschreibung
Bestimmungsschlüssel | Morphologie | Morphometrie
Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 76; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 60 - 62; Wirbelzahl: 48. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 11-12 + 36-37 = 48; dorsal-fin rays 76, anal-fin rays 60-62, pectoral-fin rays 15 or 16, caudal-fin rays 8-9; anterior dorsal fin ray above vertebra 8; anterior anal fin ray below dorsal fin ray 14-15; anterior anal fin ray below vertebra 14; head with continuous scale patches from cheek and opercle to occiput, except for narrow gap between cheek and opercle; papillae few on anterior half of head; forward-curved spine at lower angle of preopercle, hidden by thin skin; posterior mandibular pores 3, lower preopercular pores 1; ver small palatine teeth; elongate otolith, posterior-dorsally expanded, length to height, 2.2; otolith length to colliculum length, 3.5 (Ref. 88975).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen, 2011. Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [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).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): hoch, Verdopplung der Population dauert weniger als 15 Monate. (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
