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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Microbrotula: Greek, mikros = small + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Dr David Wayne Greenfield (d: 1940) is an ichthyologist, marine biologist, zoogeographer and ecologist who is now a Research Associate at the California Academy of Sciences. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Milieu: milieu / Klimaatzone / Diepte / verspreidingsgebied
Ecologie
marien benthopelagisch; diepte 11 - 14 m (Ref. 88975). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Endemic to Fiji.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturiteit: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 88975)
Korte beschrijving
Determinatiesleutels | Morfologie | Morfometrie
Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 62 - 70; Anale zachte stralen: 58 - 61; Wervels: 45 - 47. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 11-12 + 34-35 = 45-47; D 62-70, A 58-61, pectoral-fin rays 14, caudal-fin rays 6; anterior dorsal fin ray above vertebra 7-8; anterior anal fin ray below dorsal fin ray 14-15; anterior anal fin ray below vertebra 14; small forward-curved spine at lower angle of preopercle; head with separated scale patches on cheeks, operculum and occiput; papillae on lower jaw only; posterior mandibular pores absent; no lower preopercular pores; minute palatine teeth in single row; otolith length to otolith height, 2.0, otolith length to colliculum length, 2.4; male copulatory organ with 3 small papillae at base of genital hood (Ref. 88975).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturiteit | Voortplanting | Paaien | Eieren | Fecunditeit | Larven
Schwarzhans, W. and J.G. Nielsen, 2011. Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27:147-160. (Ref. 88975)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Gewenste temperatuur (Ref.
123201): 26.6 - 28.9, mean 27.4 °C (based on 69 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5039 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00479 (0.00192 - 0.01191), b=3.03 (2.81 - 3.25), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Weerstandsvermogen (Ref.
120179): Hoog, minimale populatieverdubbelingstijd minder dan 15 maanden (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Kwetsbaarheid van de visserij (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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