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Common names: Greenfield's mudbrotula
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Nananui-i-Cake, CAS 224403, holotype of Dermatopsis greenfieldi, 4.7 cm SL, female) (Ref. 57886).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2006
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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Dermatopsis: Greek, derma = skin + Greek, opsis = appearance (Ref. 45335); greenfieldi: Named for David. W. Greenfield, Moss Landing Marine Lab, USA...
More on authors: Møller & Schwarzhans.

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

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 1 - 10 m (Ref. 57886). Tropical

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Central Pacific: Fiji.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL (female)

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Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 64 - 70; Radios blandos anales: 44 - 49; Vértebra: 39 - 41. This species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11-12 + 27-29 = 39-41, dorsal fin rays 64-70, anal fin rays 44-49; body with scales; eye 1.8-2.6 % SL, sharp spine on ventral maxilla positioned behind rear tip of eye; otolith with pointed posterior tip and weak postdorsal angle, it is elongate, length to height ratio 2.1-2.2, sulcus with separated colliculi (Ref. 57886); large, broad single pair of (outer) pseudoclaspers, inwardly connected to isthmus with ligament, and has 2 supporters, the anterior inclined, short, joined at base to massive and long posterior supporter (Ref. 76869).

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Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2006. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific, Part II. Dermatopsis, Dermatopsoides and Dipulus with description of six new species. The Beagle 22:39-76. (Ref. 57886)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 26.8 - 29.3, mean 28 (based on 247 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5312 [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).

Nivel trófico (Ref. 69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Dermatopsis greenfieldi Møller & Schwarzhans, 2006