FB-62177 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62177 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cyprinodontiformes Rivulidae Amatolebias Amatolebias varzeae (Costa, Reis & Behr, 2004) Many-ray cusk Microbrotula polyactis Anderson, 2005 2005-07-06 2024-07-18 Anderson, M.E.0 Three new species of Microbrotula (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1006:33-42. (Ref. 54832) Hoese, D.F., D.J. Bray, J.R. Paxton and G.R. Allen0 Fishes. In Beasley, O.L. and A. Wells (eds.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia: ABRS & CSIRO Publishing, 2178 p. (Ref. 75154) Golani, D. and S. V. Bogorodsky0 The fishes of the Red Sea - reappraisal and updated checklist. Zootaxa 2463:1-135. (Ref. 84159) Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen0 Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975) Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann0 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-GeneralDescr-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:29:47 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Found from near the surface to 55 meters in protected reef structures (Ref. 54832). Solitary inhabitant of reef crevices, cryptic (Ref 90102). Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen 2011 Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:58:35 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 11-12+33-35=44-47; fin rays, on dorsal 61-70, anal 50-57, pectoral 15-17, caudal 7-8; anterior dorsal fin ray above vertebra number 7-8, anterior anal fin ray below dorsal fin ray number 12-16, anterior anal fin ray below vertebra 13-16; small forward-curved spine at lower angle of preopercle, hidden by skin; fleshy interorbital width 4.5-7.0% SL; palatine teeth papillae-like or absent (Ref. 88975).Description: Characterized by eye diameter 16.0-18.7% head length; predorsal length 34.4-39.9% SL; cheek, opercle and occiput with patchy scales (Ref. 90102). Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen 2011 Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975) FB-Morphology-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:58:35 2013-02-22 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal soft rays (total): 61 - 70; Analsoft rays: 50 - 57; Vertebrae: 44 - 47 Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen 2011 Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975) FB-Distribution-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:43:01 2013-02-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-Pacific: South Africa to the Red Sea and from the Philippines to Cape York Peninsula in northern Australia; widely distributed and large gap in the distribution is probably a collecting artefact rather than indicative of a true distribution. Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen 2011 Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975) FB-Uses-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:29:47 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: of no interest Allen, G.R. and M.V. Erdmann 2012 Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth, Australia: Universitiy of Hawai'i Press, Volumes I-III. Tropical Reef Research. (Ref. 90102) FB-Size-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:29:47 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 4.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 54832)); 4.07 cm SL (female) Anderson, M.E. 2005 Three new species of Microbrotula (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1006:33-42. (Ref. 54832) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62183 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Frédéric Busson 2005-07-07 17:29:47 2024-05-10 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62183 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 55 m (Ref. 54832) Anderson, M.E. 2005 Three new species of Microbrotula (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from the Indo-West Pacific. Zootaxa 1006:33-42. (Ref. 54832)