Family : Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas) , subfamily: Brosmophycinae
Order : Ophidiiformes  (cusk eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Yellow pigmy brotula
Fish Name : Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides
Max size : 12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 1602)
Environment : reef-associated ; depth range - 30 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)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 (Ref. 45699).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 75-88; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 59-69
Biology : Rare species (Ref. 34024) notable for its strict association with true reef environments and particularly so with outer reefs and reef cores (Ref. 81230). An indweller of deep interstices of lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m (Ref. 1602). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 240)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins. 1999. (Ref. 34024)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses