Microbrotula rubra

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Microbrotula rubra Gosline, 1953

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Microbrotula: Greek, mikros = small + Latin, brotula, -ae = little, bud, shoot (Ref. 45335).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 1 m (Ref. 34024). Tropical

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Endemic to Hawaii.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal soft rays (total): 81-92; Anal soft rays: 72 - 80; Vertebrae: 46. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: vertebrae 11 + 35 = 46, D 81-92, A 72-80, pectoral-fin rays 12-14, caudal-fin rays 6; anterior dorsal fin ray above vertebra 11; anterior anal fin ray below dorsal fin ray 9; anterior anal fin ray below vertebra 13; head with scales on cheek, opercle and occiput; numerous papillae on entire head; lateral-line papillae along entire length of body; absence of spine at lower angle of preopercle; 3 posterior mandibular pores, 3 posterior infraorbital pores, 1 lower preopercular pore, 1 upper preopercular pore 1; palatine teeth strong, in single row (Ref. 88975).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Rare species, known from a depth of 1 m, over mixed coral and sand (Ref. 34024). Benthic (Ref. 58302).

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00179 - 0.01169), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.2   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Assuming Fec < 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100).