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Dinematichthyidae
Dusky brotulid
Diancistrus fuscus
Hook shaped extension on pseudoclasper
- Brown
- Yellow
- Tropical
- Near the Equator
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Southeast Asia
- Elongated
- Compressed cross-section
- Small
- Tropical fish
Brown
Tropical
Regional distribution
Elongated
SmallDusky brotulid is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 7 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Order
- Cusk-eels
- Family
- Dinematichthyidae
- Genus
- Diancistrus
- Maximum length
- 7 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Pacific: Japan (Ryukyu Is.), Taiwan to northern Philippines, southwards to about 10°N. Further south, across the equator, iti is replaced by Diancistrus alleni .
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
