| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
4 cm SL (male/unsexed); 3.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine; depth range 4 - 5 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Indian Ocean: off northwestern Madagascar (Nosy Mitsio Archipelago) to the Agalega Islands (Mauritius). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 71-75; Anal soft rays: 55-62; Vertebrae: 42-44. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 12 + 30-32 = 42-44, pleural ribs on vertebrae 2-11; rays on dorsal fin 71-75 and anal fin 55-62, D/A 20-21; distance from base of ventral fin to base of anal fin 25.5-28; head with rounded snout, scale patch on cheeks with 4 or 5 rows on upper cheek and 2 or 3 rows on lower cheek; p2 pairs of pseudoclaspers almost equally large, outer flap-shaped with broadened tip, inner narrower with anteriorly inclined tip; otolith with indistinctly divided sulcus with extremely small cauda, ostium length to cauda length about 7:1, sulcus slightly inclined, otolith length to otolith height 2.1, otolith length to sulcus length 1.8-1.9 (Ref. 88966). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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