Puerto Rico coralbrotula
📖 Overview
This species is known from a single male specimen collected over sand and rock covered with calcareous algae and not on coral reefs .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal soft rays (total): 71; Anal soft rays: 57; Vertebrae: 41. This species is characterized by the following characters: head and predorsal length short, 24.2 and 31.1% SL, respectively; ventral fins long, 27.2% SL; scale band on cheeks with 2 rows of scales on lower cheek; upper preopercular pore absent, outer pseudoclasper small, anterior inner pseudoclasper ridge-like, bent backwards, anteriorly connected to outer pseudoclasper; posterior inner pseudoclasper much larger than the anterior one; otolith with separated colliculi .
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Puerto Rico coralbrotula is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1 m . Tropical Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
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