Winged coralbrotula (Diancistrus alatus)

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

Winged coralbrotula (Diancistrus alatus)

The Winged coralbrotula (Diancistrus alatus) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Central Pacific, Tonga Islands.

Biology

Body slender, small; vertebrae 11+ 31 = 42; dorsal fin rays 79; anal fin rays 59; outer pseudoclasper large, wing-shaped, bent outwards, with flat, broad supporter; inner pseudoclasper is free, broad-based, bifurcate, its anterior branch twice as long as posterior branch extending over anterior part of outer pseudoclasper, both with rounded tip; scale patch only on cheek, no scales on operculum; otolith length to sulcus length 2.2.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Diancistrus alatus
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.2
Depth range
2–7 m (7–23 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 7 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Central Pacific: Tonga Islands.
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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