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Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ogilbichthys: Named for the great Australian ichthyologist, J. Douglas Ogilby; puertoricoensis: Named for its type locality, Puerto Rico.
Eponymy: James Douglas Ogilby (1853–1925) was an Irish-born Australian ichthyologist and taxonomist, son of the famous zoologist William Ogilby (below). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.
Miljö: miljö / Klimatzon / djupintervall / distributionsområde
Ekologi
marina bentopelagisk; djupintervall 0 - 1 m (Ref. 55786). Tropical
Western Central Atlantic: Puerto Rico.
Storlek / Vikt / Ålder
Könsmognad: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.4 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55786)
Kort beskrivning
Bestämningsnycklar | Morfologi | Morfometri
Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt) : 71; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 57; Ryggkotor: 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 (Ref. 55786).
This species is known from a single male specimen collected over sand and rock covered with calcareous algae and not on coral reefs (Ref. 55786).
Livscykel och parningsbeteende
Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fekunditet | Larver
Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2004. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Part I. Dinematichthys, Gunterichthys, Typhliasina and two new genera. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 8(4):141-192. (Ref. 55786)
Status på IUCN:s rödlista (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Index för fylogenetisk mångfald (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5078 [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).
Trofisk nivå (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Sårbarhet i fisket (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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