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Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas) > Brosmophycinae
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Common names from other countries

Fleshfish, Fleshfish, ... more

Main reference

Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans. 2006. (Ref. 57886)
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Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30464); 7.3 cm SL (female); common length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30464)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 10 m (Ref. 57886)

Climate / Range

Temperate, preferred ?

Distribution

Southwest Pacific: Australia and New Zealand.
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A common, secretive species of inshore reefs (Ref. 34024). Lives on rocky shores, often buried in sand, mud or silt below stones or other hard substrate. Specimens in collections often had medium to coarse grained quartz sand trapped in the gill opening (a sand-bottom adaptation and might explain why it is so rarely caught together with D. hoesei, even though both species live in the same general area of south-eastern Australia Depths down to 5 m. A female specimen (AMS I.16469-016, 62 mm SL ) was found to contain two pale unpigmented embryos, 6-7 mm SL. Maximum length for female taken from Ref. 57886.

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.2 ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec < 100)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby, 1896