Gold brotula
📖 Overview
Burrows in soft mud bottoms at shallow depths (0.7-6 m) of quiet lagoons, backwaters and saline parts of estuaries . Reported to give birth to very few, about 15 mm long juveniles in each clutch; one female found to have four 5-8 mm long embryos and has a 3.2 mm bivalve in the intestine . Probably common where it occurs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 60 - 71; Anal soft rays: 41 - 52; Vertebrae: 38 - 40. Diagnosis: Blunt snout; small distinct eyes, 1.4-1.9% SL in adults; head naked, body covered with imbricate scales; interorbital in adults 5.6-7.7% SL; posterior infraorbital pores 2; rays in dorsal fin 60-71, anal 41-52, caudal 12-15; otolith with fused colliculi; sulcus small; 1 pair of pseudoclaspers with 2 almost equally long supporters .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Gold brotula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Gold brotula is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Gold brotula is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; brackish; demersal; depth range 0 - 9 m . Subtropical; - 24°N
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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