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Etymology: Brotula: Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335); flaviviridis: Name from Latin, 'flavus' meaning golden-yellow, plus 'viridis' for green, referring to the yellow-green color of the species.
More on author: Greenfield.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 7 - 14 m (Ref. 58267). Tropical
Distribuzione
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Western Pacific: Fiji.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 15.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 58267)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 98 - 103; Raggi anali molli: 77 - 79; Vertebre: 43 - 44. The species is distinguished by its yellow-green coloration; narrower eye than the interorbital width; 98-103 dorsal-fin rays; 77-79 anal-fin rays; 24 pectoral-fin rays; 43-44 vertebrae; 2-3 developed gill-rakers; a fleshy interorbital width of less than 4.5% SL; orbit diameter 3.5% SL or less (Ref. 58267).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Greenfield, D.W., 2005. Brotula flaviviridis, a new species of Brotula from Fiji (Teleostei: Ophidiidae: Brotulinae). Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 56(8):80-85. (Ref. 58267)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5156 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00153 - 0.00942), b=3.13 (2.91 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.6 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).