| Family: |
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| Max. size: |
3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
benthopelagic; marine |
| Distribution: |
Southern Indian Ocean: endemic to the Rodrigues Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 76-77; Anal soft rays: 62-63; Vertebrae: 42-43. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 12 + 30-31= 42- 43; rays on dorsal fin 76-77 and on anal fin 62-63; head with scale patch on cheeks with 4 rows on upper cheek and 2 rows on lower cheek; pseudoclaspers, 2 pairs, outer pseudoclasper flap-shaped, bent outwards, with pointed tip and symmetrical fleshy expansions anterior and posterior, inner pseudoclasper small, narrow, anteriorly inclined, not hidden in below isthmus in resting position; otolith with sulcus with separate small cauda and large ostium, otolith length to otolith height 2.1 (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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