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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Diancistrus: Greek, di = two + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); alleni: Named for Gerald R. Allen, Perth, Western Australia..
More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 5 - 17 m (Ref. 57884). Tropical

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Indo-West Pacific: Chagos and Maldives to Java, Australia, New Guinea, the Solomons, Vanuatu, and Samoa.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.0 cm SL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 57884)

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Raios dorsais (total) : 75 - 84; Raios anais : 60 - 70; Vértebras: 43 - 45. Diagnosis. Vertebrae 11+32-34=43-45, dorsal fin rays 75-84, anal fin rays 60-70; outer pseudoclasper hook-shaped, hook-like extension bent outwards, with massive supporter; inner pseudoclasper anteriorly connected to outer pseudoclasper, stout, fleshy; 1 or 2, rarely 3 large scales on operculum above opercular spine aligned in single row and usually covered by mucus and skin (Ref. 57884).

Solitary inhabitant of coral reef crevices, cryptic (Ref 90102).

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Schwarzhans, W., P.R. Møller and J.G. Nielsen, 2005. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-West-Pacific. Part I. Diancistrus and two new genera with 26 new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museum and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 21:73-163. (Ref. 57884)

Status na Lista Vermelha da UICN (Ref. 130435)

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Diancistrus alleni Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005