Yellow pigmy brotula
📖 Overview
Rare species notable for its strict association with true reef environments and particularly so with outer reefs and reef cores . An indweller of deep interstices of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m . Ovoviviparous . Solitary inhabitant of shallow water, cryptic (Ref 90102).
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 75 - 88; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 59 - 69; Vertebrae: 41 - 45. : elongated; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Yellow pigmy brotula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Ovoviviparous. Sexes can be readily distinguished by the male's intromittent organ and the female's genital pore . On the basis of this morphology, copulation may involve flexion of the male's body and pumping of sperm into the female . Embryos are retained in the ovaries until about 6 mm long, deriving nourishment from large yolk sacs, making the species ovoviviparous rather than viviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 30 m . Tropical; 30°N - 28°S Indian Ocean: although reported to occur widely in the Indo-Pacific, specimens have only been collected at the Batu Islands, off Sumatra, Indonesia.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 8 records indexed .
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