Yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides) fish species and information / pictures of Yellow pigmy brotula - Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides

Yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides) fish species information

Scientific Name
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides

Common Name
Yellow pigmy brotula

Biology
Rare species notable for its strict association with true reef environments and particularly so with outer reefs and reef cores. An indweller of deep interstices of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. Ovoviviparous.

Classification

Classified By

Bleeker, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Cusk eels (Ophidiiformes)

Family

Viviparous brotulas (Bythitidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: although reported to occur widely in the Indo-Pacific, specimens have only been collected at the Batu Islands, off Sumatra, Indonesia. Western Indian Ocean: Gravid females have been collected from Seychelles Islands.

Range

30°N - 28°S

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

30 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 30 m

Trophic Level

3.53 s.e. 0.56 Based on diet studies.

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

12.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.7500 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (23 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated