Scientific Name
Dermatopsis joergennielseni
Common Name
Nielsen's mudbrotula
Biology
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 76-85;
Anal
soft rays: 51 - 58;
Vertebrae: 44 - 46. The species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 13-14 + 30-32 = 44-46, dorsal fin rays 76-85, anal fin rays 51-58; body with scales; posterior infraorbital pores 3; ventral spine on maxilla positioned behind rear of eye; single pair of pseudoclaspers straight, spiny, short, about half the length of penis, without fleshy appendices; otolith with rounded posterior tip and weak postdorsal angle, otolith length to height ratio 2.0, sulcus with nearly fused colliculi (Ref. 57886).