| Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| Max. size: |
14.9 cm TL (male/unsexed); 13.2 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 38 m |
| Distribution: |
Pacific Ocean: Micronesia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Solomons, Vanuatu Is., Fiji, Samoa, and Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 84-91; Anal soft rays: 65-74; Vertebrae: 44-46. Diagnosis: Vertebrae 11+33-35=44-46, dorsal fin rays 84-91, anal fin rays 65-74; eyes large (2.6-3.5% SL); outer pseudoclasper massive, hook-shaped, very broad in ventral view; inner pseudoclasper stout, fleshy, not extending over anterior rim of outer pseudoclasper; broad scale patch on cheek, large scale patch on operculum continuous above and below opercular spine (Ref. 57884).
Description: Characterized by depth of body at anal fin origin 17.5-23.6 (mean=21.1) % SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Biology: |
Maximum length of 14.9 cm TL. Solitary inhabitant of coral reef crevices, cryptic (Ref 90102). Maximum length for female 13.2 SL (Ref 57884). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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