Menne's coralbrotula (Diancistrus mennei)

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

Menne's coralbrotula (Diancistrus mennei)

The Menne's coralbrotula (Diancistrus mennei) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Central Pacific, Marshall Islands and probably Gilbert Is. (Kiribati).

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 80-86; Anal soft rays: 62 - 68; Vertebrae: 44 - 46. The species is characterized by the following: vertebrae 11+34=45, dorsal fin rays 88, anal fin rays 69; large eyes (3.4% SL), D/V 6; outer pseudoclasper moderately large, short (about 1 ? length of inner pseudoclasper), wing-shaped, flat with broad base; inner pseudoclasper joined to outer pseudoclasper anteriorly, with thin, sharp, slightly anteriorly directed single-pointed tip extending over anterior part of outer pseudoclasper; moderately broad scale patch on cheek with 5 scale rows on upper cheek, large scale patch on operculum above opercular spine (8 scales); head is broad, rather flat dorsally; otolith slender, length to height ratio 2.2.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diancistrus mennei
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.8
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central Pacific: Marshall Islands and probably Gilbert Is. (Kiribati).
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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