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Alionematichthys piger (Alcock, 1890)

Whiskered viviparous brotula
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Kiribati country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Kiribati/kiribati.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2008
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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Alionematichthys: Name from Latin alius meaning the other or different, and nematichthys, the stem of the genus name Dinematichthys, to which this genus is most similar..
  More on author: Alcock.

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

marina revassocierade; djupintervall 0 - 12 m (Ref. 90102).   Subtropical

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Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Central Pacific: Andaman Is. to Sumatra, Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan and the Ryukyu Is., north to Australia (up to Lord Howe I.) and eastwards to Micronesia, Line Is., Tuamotus and Pitcairn Group.

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 81230)

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Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 72 - 88; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 55 - 70; Ryggkotor: 40 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 72-88; A 55-70; moderately large eyes (1.7-2.8%SL); slender body; blunt snout, many cirri; cheeks with scales and rarely 1-2 scales above opercular spine; with upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, large, often extending beyond hood when in resting position, while the inner one is small, with equal anterior and posterior lobes; otolith length to height 1.9-2.1, with gently curved dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.5-1.6, ostium length to caudal length 3.5-4.5; vertebrae 11-12 + 29-33 = 40-45 (Ref. 81230).

Biologi     Ordlista (t.ex. epibenthic)

Occurs in holes and crevices of coralline and volcanic rock (Ref. 71230). Cryptic and solitary in shallow water (<12 m) (Ref 90102).

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Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific, Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle 24:87-146. (Ref. 81230)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 24.3 - 29.3, mean 28.4 (based on 2464 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).