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yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides)
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yellow pigmy brotula (Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides) specimen
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Dinematichthyidae

yellow pigmy brotula

Dinematichthys iluocoeteoides

Dinematichthyid Fish in Indo Pacific

  • Yellow
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Southeast Asia
  • Elongated
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

yellow pigmy brotula is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits reef habitat. Records give a maximum length of 12 cm.

Maximum length
12 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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