Whiskered viviparous brotula
📖 Overview
Occurs in holes and crevices of coralline and volcanic rock . Cryptic and solitary in shallow water (
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 72 - 88; Anal soft rays: 55 - 70; Vertebrae: 40 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 72-88; A 55-70; moderately large eyes (1.7-2.8%SL); slender body; blunt snout, many cirri; cheeks with scales and rarely 1-2 scales above opercular spine; with upper preopercular pore; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, large, often extending beyond hood when in resting position, while the inner one is small, with equal anterior and posterior lobes; otolith length to height 1.9-2.1, with gently curved dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.5-1.6, ostium length to caudal length 3.5-4.5; vertebrae 11-12 + 29-33 = 40-45 . : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Whiskered viviparous brotula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 12 m . Subtropical Central Pacific: Andaman Is.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
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