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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Nielsenichthys: Named for Jørgen Nielsen, Copenhagen, ZMUC, in recognition of his many contributions to the biology and systematics of the Ophidiiformes; pullus: Name from the Latin 'pullus' meaning dark, referring to the dark colour of the fishes; adjectival.
Eponymy: Jørgen G Nielsen (d: 1932) is a Danish zoologist. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 5 - 20 m (Ref. 88966). Tropical
Western Pacific: Indonesia.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 88966)
Descripción breve
Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría
Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 84 - 90; Radios blandos anales: 59 - 67; Vértebra: 42 - 43. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: anterior nostril placed high on snout (nearly half the distance from upper lip to anterior margin of eye); male copulatory organ with 2 pairs of equally large pseudoclaspers connected by thin ligament; pseudoclaspers slender, each with single straight supporter, inner pseudoclasper positioned anterior of outer pseudoclasper; precaudal vertebrae 12; rays on dorsal fin 84-90 and anal fin 59-67; head with scale patch on cheek only, no scales on operculum; upper preopercular pore present; maxilla expanded postventrally; otolith elongate (length to height 2.2-2.3), colliculi separated, ostium approaching close to anterior rim of otolith, ostium length to caudal length 3.3-3.8; size small, up to about 40 mm SL (Ref. 88966).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of rocky crevices (Ref. 90102).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2011. New Dinematichthyini (Teleostei: Bythitidae) from the Indo-west Pacific, with the description of a new genus and five new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:161-177. (Ref. 88966)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Pesquerías: sin interés
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Fuentes de Internet
Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia 82804) |
PD50 = 1.0000 [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). |
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278) |
3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈 |