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Common names: Blindfish, Orange eelpout
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: marine
Abundance: scarce (very unlikely) | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
Importance: of no interest | Ref: Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Type locality, Fremantle, Western Australia, WAM P.13261-001 (holotype of Dipulus caecus, 14.6 cm SL, male) (Ref. 57886). Known from along the shores of Western Australia, ca. 34°S, near Perth to 25°S, Carnarvon, Shark Bay) (Ref. 57886). Also recorded from Point Quobba to Cape Leeuwin, W.A. (Ref. 7300). Also Ref. 34024.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/as.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.csiro.au/
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen, 2006
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Common names from other countries

橘黄鳗鳚, Blindfish, 橘黃鰻鳚, ... more

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: More on author: Waite.

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

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 15 m (Ref. 57886). Temperate; 25°S - 34°S (Ref. 57886)

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 19.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57886); 16.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 161 - 191; Anal soft rays: 109 - 124; Vertebrae: 79 - 87. The species is distinguished in having a very elongate, almost eel-like body; vertebrae 22-25 + 57-65 = 79-87, dorsal fin rays 161-191, anal fin rays 109-124, D/A 58-75, V/A 27-28; no scales; no supraorbital pore behind eye; lower preopercular pores 2; posterior infraorbital pores 3; broad angle on ventral maxilla positioned behind rear of eye; exposed opercular spine small, short, straight; lower lip with prominent skin folds; single pair of pseudoclaspers curved outwards, with narrow base and pointed tip, with broadly expanded fleshy flaps anteriorly and posteriorly; penis small, less than half the length of pseudoclaspers, with hook at tip; otoliths pointed anteriorly, rounded posteriorly, predorsal angle more pronounced than postdorsal angle (Ref. 57886).

Uncommon species inhabiting shallow reefs (Ref. 34024). A benthic species (Ref. 75154).

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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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Fisheries: of no interest

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Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 18 - 23.8, mean 20.1 (based on 76 cells).

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [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).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).

Dipulus caecus Waite, 1905