Diancistrus alatus Schwarzhans, Møller & Nielsen, 2005
Winged coralbrotula
photo by W. Schwarzhans et al.

Family:  Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Max. size:  3.2 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 - 7 m
Distribution:  Central Pacific: Tonga Islands.
Diagnosis:  Body slender, small; vertebrae 11+ 31 = 42; dorsal fin rays 79; anal fin rays 59; outer pseudoclasper large, wing-shaped, bent outwards, with flat, broad supporter; inner pseudoclasper is free, broad-based, bifurcate, its anterior branch twice as long as posterior branch extending over anterior part of outer pseudoclasper, both with rounded tip; scale patch only on cheek, no scales on operculum; otolith length to sulcus length 2.2 (Ref. 57884).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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