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Microdesmidae (Wormfishes) > Ptereleotrinae
Etymology: Oxymetopon: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, metopon = brow (Ref. 45335); curticauda: Name from Latin words 'curtus' for short and 'cauda, for tail,, referring to its distinctive character, the substantially truncated caudal region of the body; noun in apposition.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 29 - 44 m (Ref. 129456). Tropical
Western Pacific: Vietnam.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.1 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 129456)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 7; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 22 - 23; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 21 - 23; Vertèbres: 26. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body short and deep, short weakly notched caudal fin with slightly uneven lobes; relatively large head and eyes; low dorsal crest; caudal fin slightly notched, with upper lobe slightly longer than lower; uniformly sized lateral teeth in jaws; usually D2 and A usually with 24 elements; gill rakers 19-23; filamentous rays in ID; pointed anterior processes of pelvis (Ref. 129456).
Cross section: compressed.
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Prokofiev, A.M., 2016. Genus Oxymetopon (Microdesmidae: Ptereleotrinae) in the coastal areas of Province Khanh Hoa (Vietnam, South China Sea). J. Ichthyol. 56(2):175-180. (Ref. 129456)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5312 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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