Bighead viviparous brotula
📖 Overview
Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water, usually in rocky crevices . A 5.6 cm SL gravid female (USNM 394976) with 95 embryos, 0.41 cm TL in length, and approximately 50 orange eggs, 0.06 cm in diameter .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 81; Anal soft rays: 57 - 64; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. This species is distinguished by the following characters: ; D 72-81; A 57-64; small eyes (1.3-2.5%SL); blunt snout, no cirri; cheeks with scales and 3-10 scales above opercular spine; with upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, simple flap like, while the inner one with free, forward-pointing anterior lobe and broad posterior lobe; otolith length to height 1.9-2.0, with rounded dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.7-1.8, very short caudal, ostium length to cauda length 4.5-5.0 .: elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Bighead viviparous brotula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 5 m . Tropical Indian Ocean: Western Australia (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
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