| Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula) |
| 6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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reef-associated; marine |
| Western Atlantic: Caribbean Panama. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-69; Anal soft rays: 56-56; Vertebrae: 41-41. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior nostril placed low on snout; tip of opercular spine free; male copulatory organs with 2 pairs of equally sized psedoclaspers, larger than in all other American dinematichthyine species; inner pseudoclasper formed like a forward-pointing hook; eyes large (2.9% SL); head with broad scale patch on cheek; otolith with fused colliculi; 1 lower preopercular pore; maxillary knob at rear corner; 3 elongated rakers on anterior gill arch; anterior anal fin pterygiophore long; predorsal length long (35.3% SL), ventral fins short (16.4% SL), ending well in front of the anal opening (Ref. 55786). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 January 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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