FB-56392 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56392 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Ophidiiformes Bythitidae Microbrotula Microbrotula rubra Gosline, 1953 Saccogaster rhamphidognatha Cohen, 1987 2000-05-12 2024-06-21 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins0 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) Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen0 Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007) FB-GeneralDescr-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-16 00:00:00 2021-10-22 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Rare species, known from a single specimen (Ref. 34024). Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen 2012 Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007) FB-DiagnosticDescr-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-08-12 00:00:00 2014-08-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following characters: with antrorse, hook-like projection at the postero-ventral angle of the maxillary; a median spine on frontals above and behind eyes; low number of pectoral fin rays (12); ethmoidal spine is strong; prolonged pectoral peduncle adnate to body; anterior gill arch with 2-3 slightly developed rakers; palatines with a tooth row; short gill filaments on anterior arch, 1-2 times length of developed rakers; vertebrae, precaudal 20, total 58; fin rays, D 77, A 49 and pectoral 12 (Ref. 93007). Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen 2012 Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007) FB-Morphology-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 2014-08-12 00:00:00 2014-08-13 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal soft rays (total): 77; Analsoft rays: 49; Vertebrae: 58 Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen 2012 Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007) FB-Distribution-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-16 00:00:00 2014-08-12 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Western Central Atlantic: known from a single specimen taken from off Mississippi Delta, Gulf of Mexico. 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) FB-Uses-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-16 00:00:00 2021-10-22 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution fisheries: of no interest 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) FB-Size-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-16 00:00:00 2021-10-22 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy 6.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 93007)) Nielsen, J.G., W. Schwarzhans and D.M. Cohen 2012 Revisions of Hastatobythites and Saccogaster (Teleostei, Bythitidae) with three new species and a new genus. Zootaxa 3579:1-36. (Ref. 93007) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-56398 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 2000-05-16 00:00:00 2021-10-22 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=56398 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats bathydemersal; marine; depth range ? - 210 m (Ref. 34024) 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)