Classification / Names
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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Timorichthys: Generic name refers to the Timor Sea, from which the holotype originated.; disjunctus: Name from Latin disjunctus meaning separated or distant; referring to the position of the anus midway between the tip of the snout and the origin of the anal fin; an adjective..
More on authors: Nielsen & Schwarzhans.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batidemersale; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 392 m (Ref. 88959). Deep-water
Distribuzione
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Eastern Indian Ocean: Timor Sea, off northwestern Australia.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 88959)
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 74; Raggi anali molli: 46; Vertebre: 52. This species is distinguished by the following characters: position of anus halfway between tip of snout and origin of anal fin; non-tapering and compressed body; head short with blunt snout; no scales and lateral line; vertical fins joined; pectoral radials not prolonged; mouth oblique, ending well behind eye; weak opercular spine covered by skin; anterior nostril close to upper lip, ending in distinct tube; palatines with few, small teeth; few, large head pores: anterior infraorbital pores 3, a pair of anterior mandibular pores at lower jaw symphysis and 1 posterior mandibular pore behind termination of maxilla; otolith with small, undivided, centrally placed sulcus; dorsal fin rays 74, anal fin rays 46, pectoral fin rays 11 or 12; vertebrae 16+36; anterior gill arch with 6 long rakers (Ref. 88959).
This species is viviparous, living near to, or on, the bottom on the deep northwestern Australian Plateau (Ref. 88959).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Nielsen, J.G. and W. Schwarzhans, 2011. A new genus and species of Bythitidae (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) from northwestern Australia. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory, 27:143-146. (Ref. 88959)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00179 - 0.01169), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
