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Alionematichthys plicatosurculus Møller & Schwarzhans, 2008

Folded viviparous brotula
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> Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Alionematichthys: Name from Latin alius meaning the other or different, and nematichthys, the stem of the genus name Dinematichthys, to which this genus is most similar.;  plicatosurculus: Named for the characteristic folded inner pseudoclasper (Latin plicatus for folded and surculus for grapevine tendril used for the term pseudoclasper; noun in apposition..
More on authors: Møller & Schwarzhans.

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

Θαλασσινό(ά) Υφαλόφιλο(α); εύρος βάθους 0 - 10 m (Ref. 81230). Tropical

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Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Is.

Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 81230); 5.8 cm SL (female)

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Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 76 - 84; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 60 - 67; Σπόνδυλοι: 42 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following characters: D 76-84; A 60-67; moderately large eyes (2.2-3.0%SL); slender body; rounded snout, no cirri; scales only cheeks; upper preopercular pore absent; outer pseudoclasper broad-based, large, sometimes beyond the hood when in resting position, with thickened tip especially on the inner face, while the inner one is large, thick, with posterior lobe folded over anterior pointed lobe; otolith length to height 2.1-2.3, with gently curved dorsal rim; otolith length to sulcus length 1.6-1.7, ostium length to caudal length 3.5-4.5; vertebrae 11-12 + 31-33 = 42-45 (Ref. 81230).

Βιολογία     Γλωσσάρι (π.χ. epibenthic)

Found on volcanic rock boulders and sandy channels, shallow coral reef (Ref. 81230). Cryptic, solitary inhabitant of shallow water (Ref. 90102).

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Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 2008. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific, Part IV. Dinematichthys and two new genera with descriptions of nine new species. The Beagle 24:87-146. (Ref. 81230)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 15 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 123201): 28.2 - 29.3, mean 28.9 °C (based on 786 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5005   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref. 69278):  3.3   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).