Eastern Yellow Blindfish, Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby 1896


Other Names: Fleshfish

An Eastern Yellow Blindfish, Dermatopsis macrodon, from Crystal Pool, Norfolk Island, Tasman Sea. Source: John E. Randall / FishBase. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial

Summary:
A small secretive live-bearing bythitid found on shallow rocky reefs.

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Dianne J. Bray, Dermatopsis macrodon in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/4600

Eastern Yellow Blindfish, Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby 1896

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Distribution

Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, to Jervis Bay, New South Wales, and possibly south to northern Tasmania.
Inhabits rocky shores, often buried in sand, mud or silt below stones or rocky substrates.

Biology

A live bearer - a female specimen contained two embryos.

Species Citation

Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby, 1896, Proc. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 21(2): 140. Type locality: Maroubra, Sydney, NSW.

Author

Dianne J. Bray

Eastern Yellow Blindfish, Dermatopsis macrodon Ogilby 1896

References


Cohen, D.M. 1966. A new tribe and a new species of ophidioid fish. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 79(28): 183-204 figs 1-5 (fig. 2A, as Dermatopsis macrodon, in part)

Francis, M. 1993. Checklist of the coastal fishes of Lord Howe, Norfolk, and Kermadec Islands, southwest Pacific Ocean. Pacific Science 47(2): 136-170 figs 1-2.

Gomon, M.F. 2008. Family Bythitidae. pp. 356-359 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp.

Kuiter, R.H. 1993. Coastal Fishes of South-eastern Australia. Bathurst : Crawford House Press 437 pp.

Møller, P.R. & Schwarzhans, W. 2006. Review of the Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae) of the Indo-west Pacific. Part II. Dermatopsis, Dermatopsoides and Dipulus with description of six new species. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 39-76.

Nielsen, J.G., Cohen, D.M., Markle, D.F. & Robins, C.R. 1999. Ophidiiform Fishes of the World. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform species known to date. FAO Fisheries Synopsis No. 125 Vol. 18. 178 pp.

Nielsen. J.G. 1999. Families Carapidae, Ophidiidae, Bythitidae, Aphionidae. pp. 1978-1985 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, V.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 3 pp. 1397-2068.

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37228020

Biology:Live bearer

Depth:0-12 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:10 cm TL

Native:Endemic

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