Ogilbia mccoskeri, Mccosker's coralbrotula

Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

Mccosker's coralbrotula
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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ogilbia: Taken from Ogilby, 1887-1915, icthiologist and zoologist (Ref. 45335); mccoskeri: Named for Dr. John E. McCosker, California Academy of Sciences.
Eponymy: James Douglas Ogilby (1853–1925) was an Irish-born Australian ichthyologist and taxonomist, son of the famous zoologist William Ogilby (below). [...] Dr John Edward McCosker (d: 1945) is an ichthyologist and evolutionary biologist who is Senior Scientist and first Professor of Aquatic Research at California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m (Ref. 57883). Tropical

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Western Central Atlantic: Panama.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57883)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 80 - 86; Anal soft rays: 63 - 69; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following: Vertebrae 11 + 32-34 = 43-45, dorsal fin rays 80-86, anal fin rays 63-69, outer pseudoclaspers long, sticklike, inner pseudoclasper absent, penis tapering, opercular spine with a single, sharp tip, scales on cheeks reduced to a small patch on upper cheek in 4-6 vertical rows; otolith length: height ratio 2.0, sulcus axis strongly inclined versus otolith axis (Ref. 57883).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2005. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae). Part II. Ogilbia. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 10(4):133-207. (Ref. 57883)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 29 January 2013

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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