San Blas coralbrotula (Pseudogilbia sanblasensis)

Scientific name: Pseudogilbia sanblasensis M?ller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004

The San Blas coralbrotula (Pseudogilbia sanblasensis) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Caribbean Panama.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 69; Anal soft rays: 56; Vertebrae: 41. This species is distinguished by the following characters: anterior nostril placed low on snout; tip of opercular spine free; male copulatory organs with 2 pairs of equally sized psedoclaspers, larger than in all other American dinematichthyine species; inner pseudoclasper formed like a forward-pointing hook; eyes large (2.9% SL); head with broad scale patch on cheek; otolith with fused colliculi; 1 lower preopercular pore; maxillary knob at rear corner; 3 elongated rakers on anterior gill arch; anterior anal fin pterygiophore long; predorsal length long (35.3% SL), ventral fins short (16.4% SL), ending well in front of the anal opening.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudogilbia sanblasensis
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.6
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Caribbean Panama.
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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