Taiwan coralbrotula (Brotulinella taiwanensis)

Scientific name: Brotulinella taiwanensis Schwarzhans, M?ller & Nielsen, 2005

Taiwan coralbrotula (Brotulinella taiwanensis)

The Taiwan coralbrotula (Brotulinella taiwanensis) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Taiwan and the Philippines.

Biology

The anterior nostril is placed low on snout; male copulatory organ with 2 pairs of pseudoclaspers, the outer large, broad and blade-like, the inner a mere fleshy appendix fused to the outer pseudoclasper anteriorly and without a supporter; eyes moderately large (1.8-2.6% SL); fish small (maximum 60 mm SL, maturity reached at 35 mm SL), slender (head height about 16% SL, depth at anal about 16.5% SL); precaudal vertebrae 12 (rarely 11); head with scale patch only on cheek; otolith elongate, its sulcus inclined (5-10?), short (otolith length to sulcus length 2.2-2.4), with fused colliculi; maxilla rounded postero-ventrally with weak knob in front of rear corner; anterior anal fin pterygiophore is long.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Brotulinella taiwanensis
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.0
Environment
Marine; benthopelagic
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Pacific: Taiwan and the Philippines.
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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