Bighead viviparous brotula

Alionematichthys crassiceps

Oceanic island reefs span its western Pacific range

Tropical
Oceanic
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Pacific Ocean
East Asia
Oceania
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Bighead viviparous brotula is a marine fish found in reef habitat. One memorable detail in its record is this: Oceanic island reefs span its western Pacific range.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Dinematichthyidae
Genus: Alionematichthys
Maximum length: 6.3 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia (Ref. 88966 ). Western Pacific: along oceanic islands, from Micronesia (Palau, Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kapingamarangi Atoll), Hermit I., and the Kiriwina (Trobriand) Is., New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji to Tonga. Probable records from Taiwan (NW Pacific).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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