Yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides)

Scientific name: Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides Bleeker, 1855

Yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides)

The Yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae.

Biology

Rare species notable for its strict association with true reef environments and particularly so with outer reefs and reef cores. An indweller of deep interstices of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. Ovoviviparous.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
12.0
Depth range
30 m (98 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 30 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: although reported to occur widely in the Indo-Pacific, specimens have only been collected at the Batu Islands, off Sumatra, Indonesia. Western Indian Ocean: Gravid females have been collected from Seychelles 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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