Dark coralbrotula (Diancistrus niger)

Scientific name: Diancistrus niger Schwarzhans, M?ller & Nielsen, 2005

Dark coralbrotula (Diancistrus niger)

The Dark coralbrotula (Diancistrus niger) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Western Pacific, (Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, New Guinea (Indonesia).

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-76; Anal soft rays: 52 - 59; Vertebrae: 41 - 43. This species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11+30-32=41-43, dorsal fin rays 69-76, anal fin rays 52-59; large eyes (3.0-3.6% SL); outer pseudoclasper large, broad, ear-lobe shaped, opening ventrally; inner pseudoclasper a fleshy appendix at anterior-inner rim of outer pseudoclasper, without supporter; no scales on operculum; head is compressed, blunt; otoliths elongate, ratio otolith length: height 2.3, anterior and posterior tips of otolith almost equally pointed; color dark grey to black when preserved.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diancistrus niger
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.5
Depth range
0–4 m (0–13 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 4 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: (Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, New Guinea (Indonesia).
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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