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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Spottobrotula: Composed from "spotted cuskeel" + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); persica: Named for its type locality, Gulf of Persia..

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 45 - 515 m (Ref. 98314). Tropical

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Western Indian Ocean: Persian Gulf.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 30.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 98314)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 100 - 101; Anal soft rays: 71 - 76; Vertebrae: 54 - 55. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: large, white spots dorsally on the head and body, its brown background colour speckled white by the underlying scales and a distinct, brown lateral line; dorsal fin with 3 ocelli; head and body without black markings; anal fin with a black band; pelvic fins inserted below end of upper jaw; prepelvic length 13.0-14.0% SL; scales between origin of dorsal fin and lateral line 14-15; anterior gill arch with 10-12 long rakers; pseudobranchial filaments 32-35; pectoral-fin rays 23-24 (Ref. 98314).

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Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and F. Uiblein, 2015. Review of the Indo-West Pacific ophidiid genera Sirembo and Spottobrotula (Ophidiiformes, Ophidiidae), with description of three new species. Mar. Biol. Res. 11(2):1-21. (Ref. 98314)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01122 (0.00514 - 0.02450), b=3.04 (2.87 - 3.21), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.6 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low to moderate vulnerability (27 of 100).

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