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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Diancistrus: Greek, di = two + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); brevirostris: Named for the short, blunt snout..
More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 10 m (Ref. 57884). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Loyalty (New Caledonia) and Vanuatu islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57884)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 71-82;
Anal
soft rays: 58 - 69;
Vertebrae: 43 - 45. The species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 11 + 32-34 = 43-45, dorsal fin rays 71-82, anal fin rays 58-69; eyes large (2.3-2.8% SL); outer pseudoclasper moderately large, broad, wing-shaped, with tip slightly bent outwards, with a characteristic kink at the base seen from ventral view; inner pseudoclasper bifurcate, both branches of about equal length, broad based, flap-like; narrow scale patch on cheek with 4-5 scale rows, no scales on operculum; head short, with blunt snout; otolith thick with gently curving dorsal rim (Ref. 57884).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schwarzhans, W., P.R. Møller and J.G. Nielsen, 2005. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-West-Pacific. Part I. Diancistrus and two new genera with 26 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21:73-163. (Ref. 57884)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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