| Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| 6 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.7 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 20 m |
| Western Pacific: Philippines to Indonesia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 66-77; Anal soft rays: 50-64; Vertebrae: 40-43. The species is characterized by having Vertebrae 11+29-31 (32)=40-42 (43), dorsal fin rays 66-77, anal fin rays 50-64; large eyes (2.4-3.3% SL), D/V 6-7; outer pseudoclasper long, thick, with almost straight hook-like extension in ventral view; inner pseudoclasper anteriorly joined to outer pseudoclasper, broad, its supporter extended as distinct thorn to nearly length of extension of outer pseudoclasper; moderately wide scale patch on cheek with 5-6 scale rows on upper cheek, 0-2 scales on operculum above opercular spine; head is slender, broad; otolith length to height ratio 2.0-2.1; sulcus short, ratio otolith length to sulcus length 2.3-2.5 (Ref. 57884).
Description: Characterized by depth of body at anal fin origin 14.4-20.5 (mean=17.6) % SL (Ref. 90102). |
| Solitary inhabitant of coral reef crevices, cryptic (Ref 90102). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Type locality, Tallabassi Bay, just off NE tip of Big Damalawa Islet, Kabaena I., Sulawesi, Sulawesi Tenggara Prov., USNM 372962 (holotype of Dancistrus machidai, 4.2 cm SL, male). Known from Java Sea and Sulawesi (Ref. 57884). |
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