Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004
Puerto Rico coralbrotula
Puerto Rico coralbrotula

Family:  Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Max. size:  3.4 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthopelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1 m
Distribution:  Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 71-71; Anal soft rays: 57-57; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is characterized by the following characters: head and predorsal length short, 24.2 and 31.1% SL, respectively; ventral fins long, 27.2% SL; scale band on cheeks with 2 rows of scales on lower cheek; upper preopercular pore absent, outer pseudoclasper small, anterior inner pseudoclasper ridge-like, bent backwards, anteriorly connected to outer pseudoclasper; posterior inner pseudoclasper much larger than the anterior one; otolith with separated colliculi (Ref. 55786).
Biology:  This species is known from a single male specimen collected over sand and rock covered with calcareous algae and not on coral reefs (Ref. 55786).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Type locality, Mona Island, ANSP 178561 (holotype of Ogilbichthys puertoricoensis, 3.4 cm SL, male) (Ref. 55786).


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