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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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 0 - 10 m (Ref. 81230). Tropical
Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Is.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 81230); 5.8 cm SL (female)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 76 - 84; Radios blandos anales: 60 - 67; Vértebra: 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 vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 28.2 - 29.3, mean 28.9 °C (based on 786 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
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).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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