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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Diancistrus: Greek, di = two + Greek, agkistron = hook (Ref. 45335); manciporus: Named for the species' lack of an upper preopercular pore (Latin 'mancus' = missing and 'porus' = pore).
More on authors: Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen.

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

marin récifal; profondeur 15 - 20 m (Ref. 57884). Tropical

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Central Pacific: Tongatapu, Tonga.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 57884); 6.7 cm SL (female)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 79 - 84; Rayons mous anaux: 64 - 67; Vertèbres: 43 - 45. This species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11+32-34=43-45, dorsal fin rays 79-84, anal fin rays 64-67; outer pseudoclasper with hook-like short and pointed extension and slightly bent distally and with thin supporter; inner pseudoclasper anteriorly connected to outer pseudoclasper, wide and concave due to broad thin flap, strongly anteriorly inclined; no scales on operculum; upper preopercular pore absent (Ref. 57884).

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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)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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Diancistrus manciporus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005