> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Brosmophyciops:Greek, brosomai, bibrosko = to eat up, to devour + Greek, phykis = a fish that lives among alga (Greek, phyke) + Greek, ops =appearance (Ref. 45335). More on author: Schultz.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range 生態学
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa and the Austral Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals. Recorded from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Thailand (Ref. 34024).
サイズ / 重さ / 年齢
Maturity: Lm? range ? - ? cm Max length : 7.5 cm TL オス/雌雄の選別がない; (Ref. 90102)
背面の脊椎 (合計): 0; 背鰭 (合計): 78-84; 肛門の骨 0; 臀鰭: 58 - 62. When alive, body coloration is brown with translucent orange fins and is covered in a thick granular mucus (Ref. 1602).
Lives in the interstices of lagoon or seaward reefs (Ref. 1602). Benthic (Ref. 75154). Body covered with heavy coating of mucus (Ref. 1602).
Life cycle and mating behavior 成熟 | 繁殖 | 放精 | 卵 | 生産力 | 幼生
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
