Folded viviparous brotula

Alionematichthys plicatosurculus

Four western Pacific island seas share one slender fish

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Southeast Asia
Elongated
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Folded viviparous brotula is a marine fish of ocean habitats. Its source record singles out this identifying detail: Four western Pacific island seas share one slender fish.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Cusk-eels
Family: Dinematichthyidae
Genus: Alionematichthys
Maximum length: 7.9 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the Solomon Is.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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