Slimy cuskeel (Brosmophyciops pautzkei) fish species and information / pictures of Slimy cuskeel - Brosmophyciops pautzkei

Slimy cuskeel (Brosmophyciops pautzkei) fish species information

Scientific Name
Brosmophyciops pautzkei

Common Name
Slimy cuskeel

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-84; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 58 - 62. When alive, body coloration is brown with translucent orange fins and is covered in a thick granular mucus (Ref. 1602).

Classification

Classified By

Schultz, 1960

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Viviparous brotulas (Bythitidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-Pacific

Distribution

Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to Samoa and the Austral Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals. Recorded from the Gulf of Aqaba and the Gulf of Thailand (Ref. 34024).

Range

30°N - 27°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

6 m

Depth To - meters

54 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 6 - 54 m (Ref. 1602)

Trophic Level

3.21 s.e. 0.51 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

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

7.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 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 (12 of 100)

Resilience

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

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated