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Etymology: Brotulinella: Name refers to Brotulina, now regarded as a junior synonym of Diancistrus, and the small size of the genus.; taiwanensis: Named for its type locality, Taiwan, ROC..
More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

seewasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 0 - 6 m (Ref. 90102). Subtropical

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Western Pacific: Taiwan and the Philippines.

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 57884)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 68 - 78; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 52 - 63; Wirbelzahl: 40 - 43. The anterior nostril is placed low on snout; male copulatory organ with 2 pairs of pseudoclaspers, the outer large, broad and blade-like, the inner a mere fleshy appendix fused to the outer pseudoclasper anteriorly and without a supporter; eyes moderately large (1.8-2.6% SL); fish small (maximum 60 mm SL, maturity reached at 35 mm SL), slender (head height about 16% SL, depth at anal about 16.5% SL); precaudal vertebrae 12 (rarely 11); head with scale patch only on cheek; otolith elongate, its sulcus inclined (5-10°), short (otolith length to sulcus length 2.2-2.4), with fused colliculi; maxilla rounded postero-ventrally with weak knob in front of rear corner; anterior anal fin pterygiophore is long (Ref. 57884).

Occurs in shallow water between rocks, mainly in surge areas (Ref. 57884). Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water (<6m) (Ref 90102).

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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Schwarzhans, W., P.R. Møller and J.G. Nielsen, 2005. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-West-Pacific. Part I. Diancistrus and two new genera with 26 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21:73-163. (Ref. 57884)

IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)

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Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005