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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ogilbichthys: Named for the great Australian ichthyologist, J. Douglas Ogilby; ferocis: Specific epithet meaning fearsome, referring to its fang-like teeth on the middle dentary, giving the fish its ferocious expression.
Eponymy: James Douglas Ogilby (1853–1925) was an Irish-born Australian ichthyologist and taxonomist, son of the famous zoologist William Ogilby (below). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
marin récifal; profondeur 0 - 5 m (Ref. 55786). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Panama.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.9 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 56 - 65; Rayons mous anaux: 46 - 51. This species is characterized by the following: dorsal fin rays 56-65, anal fin rays 46-51; otolith with fused colliculi; few large scales on cheek; dentary with 2-4 large fangs in mid section; anterior inner pseudoclasper disc-shaped and inwardly-directed, larger than posterior inner pseudoclasper; outer pseudoclasper small and lobate (Ref. 55786).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2004. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Part I. Dinematichthys, Gunterichthys, Typhliasina and two new genera. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 8(4):141-192. (Ref. 55786)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Menacé (EN) (B2ab(iii)); Date assessed: 08 January 2015
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5078 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |