FB-63358 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63358 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Gobiesociformes Gobiesocidae Apletodon Apletodon wirtzi Fricke, 2007 Small-eyed coralbrotula 2007-04-16 2008-09-19 Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen0 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) FB-GeneralDescr-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2022-02-02 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 The minute eyes are indicative that it could be a cave species, but so far collected only on coral reefs. A 31 mm SL female was found with a 3.7 mm long bilobed ovary containing 50 eggs, with 0.4 mm diameter (Ref. 55786). 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2007-04-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 The species is distinguished by the following characters: very small eyes (1.1-1.6% SL in diameter); no upper preopercular pore; robust head, length 27.0-29.6%SL); narrow scale band on cheek with 1-2 scale rows on lower par; anterior inner pseudoclasper submerged in pocket of isthmus; otolith with fused colliculi (Ref. 55786). 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) FB-Morphology-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2007-04-19 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 Dorsal soft rays (total): 66 - 72; Analsoft rays: 53 - 57; Vertebrae: 40 - 41 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) FB-Distribution-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2025-11-05 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 Western Central Atlantic: Haiti, Honduras, and Cayman Islands. 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) FB-TrophicStrategy-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2007-05-03 00:00:00 2007-05-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ microphthalmus The minute eyes are indicative that it could be a cave species, but so far collected only on coral reefs (Ref. 55786). 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) FB-Size-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2022-02-02 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 3.8 cm SL (female) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-63368 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2007-04-19 00:00:00 2022-02-02 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=63368 reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 2 m (Ref. 55786) 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)