| Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas), subfamily: Bythitinae |
| 4 cm SL (male/unsexed); 4.07 cm SL (female) |
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reef-associated; depth range 0 - 55 m, |
| Indo-Pacific: South Africa to the Red Sea and from the Philippines to Cape York Peninsula in northern Australia; widely distributed and large gap in the distribution is probably a collecting artefact rather than indicative of a true distribution. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 61-70; Anal soft rays: 50-57; Vertebrae: 44-47. This species is distinguished by the following characters: vertebrae 11-12+33-35=44-47; fin rays, on dorsal 61-70, anal 50-57, pectoral 15-17, caudal 7-8; anterior dorsal fin ray above vertebra number 7-8, anterior anal fin ray below dorsal fin ray number 12-16, anterior anal fin ray below vertebra 13-16; small forward-curved spine at lower angle of preopercle, hidden by skin; fleshy interorbital width 4.5-7.0% SL; palatine teeth papillae-like or absent (Ref. 88975).
Description: Characterized by eye diameter 16.0-18.7% head length; predorsal length 34.4-39.9% SL; cheek, opercle and occiput with patchy scales (Ref. 90102). |
| Found from near the surface to 55 meters in protected reef structures (Ref. 54832). Solitary inhabitant of reef crevices, cryptic (Ref 90102). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Known from the southern Philippines: Negros Island, off Bais and Cebu Island, Caceres Reef (Ref. 54832). |
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