Slender brotula (Dicrolene multifilis)

Scientific name: Dicrolene multifilis Alcock, 1889

Slender brotula (Dicrolene multifilis)

The Slender brotula (Dicrolene multifilis) is a marine fish of the family Ophidiidae. Native range: Indian Ocean, off Table Bay and east coast of South Africa; also from other parts of the Indian Ocean.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 102-115; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 82 - 95. Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine strong and straight; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 1 median (broad) and a pair (small and placed behind median one) of basibranchial tooth patches; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3; 7-15 developed rakers on anterior arch; lower 5-11 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones; precaudal vertebrae 13-16. No black fin rays; spines in supraorbital absent and on preopercle absent or weak.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dicrolene multifilis
Family
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
26.0
Depth range
344–1700 m (1129–5577 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 344 - 1700 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Indian Ocean: off Table Bay and east coast of South Africa; also from other parts of the Indian Ocean.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least Concern (LC)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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