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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; plicatosurculus: Named for the characteristic folded inner pseudoclasper (Latin plicatus for folded and surculus for grapevine tendril used for the term pseudoclasper; noun in apposition.
More on authors: Møller & Schwarzhans.
Meio ambiente: milieu / Zona climática / intervalo de profundidade / faixa de distribuição
Ecologia
marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 0 - 10 m (Ref. 81230). Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Is.
Tamanho / Peso / Idade
Maturidade: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 81230); 5.8 cm SL (female)
Descrição suscinta
Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raios dorsais (total) : 76 - 84; Raios anais : 60 - 67; Vértebras: 42 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 76-84; A 60-67; moderately large eyes (2.2-3.0%SL); slender body; rounded snout, no cirri; scales only cheeks; upper preopercular pore absent; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, large, sometimes beyond the hood when in resting position, with thickened tip especially on the inner face, while the inner one is large, thick, with posterior lobe folded over anterior pointed lobe; otolith length to height 2.1-2.3, with gently curved dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.6-1.7, ostium length to caudal length 3.5-4.5; vertebrae 11-12 + 31-33 = 42-45 (Ref. 81230).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Found on volcanic rock boulders and sandy channels, shallow coral reef (Ref. 81230). Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water (Ref. 90102).
Ciclo de vida ou comportamento de acasalamento
Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas
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)
Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Ameaça para os humanos
Harmless
Uso pelos humanos
Pescarias: sem interesse
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Estimativas baseadas em modelos
Temperatura preferida (Ref.
123201): 28.2 - 29.3, mean 28.9 °C (based on 786 cells).
Índice de diversidade filogenética (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 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).
Nível Trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidade da pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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