Scientific Name
Bidenichthys consobrinus

Common Name
Grey brotula

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 75; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 45. Small specimens greyish brown to blackish with a pale yellowish tinge; larger specimens orange or yellow with mottled brown markings.

Classification

Classified By

Hutton, 1876

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Viviparous brotulas (Bythitidae)

Distribution

Region

Southwest Pacific

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: off northern New Zealand.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Temperate

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

30 m

Depth To - meters

178 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 178 m (Ref. 34024)

Trophic Level

3.35 s.e. 0.54 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

16.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (24 of 100)

Resilience

Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated