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