| Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| Max. size: |
7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 5 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-86; Anal soft rays: 63-68; Vertebrae: 44-45. Description: Characterized by yellowish tan color; brownish on head and upper back; caudal rays 14-15; vertebrae 12+ 32-33= 44-45; eye 1.8-2.4 % SL; depth of body at origin of anal fin 13.9-17.5 (mean 15.4) % SL; anterior nostril low on snout, next to upper lip; two pairs of pseudoclaspers, outer broad-based and large with pointed tip and distal knob on inner side, nearly as large as inner pseudoclasper, connected to outer pseudoclasper anteriorly; absent upper preopercular pore; no opercular scales; posterior cheek with vertically elongate scale patch (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Collected from tidepools (Ref. 76869). Cryptic in shallow water (usually <5 m) (Ref 90102). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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