Randall's Viviparous Brotula, Ematops randalli (Cohen & Wourms 1976)
Randall's Viviparous Brotula, Ematops randalli, from Tutuila, American Samoa. Source: John E. Randall / FishBase. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
Summary:
A dwarf pinkish-red to brownish brotula with the head mostly scaled, including scales covering almost half the eye.
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Dianne J. Bray, Ematops randalli in Fishes of Australia, accessed 12 Oct 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5197
Randall's Viviparous Brotula, Ematops randalli (Cohen & Wourms 1976)
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Distribution |
Recorded from the Australian territory of Christmas Island in the Indian Ocean (Schwarzhans & Nielsen 2011). This cryptic solitary species inhabits reefs in the Indo-west Pacific Ocean, from Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to Vanuatu and Samoa - living near the bottom in small caves and reef crevices. |
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Biology |
Brotulids are live bearers, and a 3.8 cm SL female specimen was found to be gravid. |
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Etymology |
Ematops is from ichthy-emata (Greek) = fish-scale and ops (Greek) = face, eye; referring to the unique partial covering of the eye by head scales, which is not known in any other living ophidiiform fish. The species is named after John E. Randall. |
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Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Randall's Viviparous Brotula, Ematops randalli (Cohen & Wourms 1976)
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Vols I-III. Tropical Reef Research, Perth Australia.
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle & 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). Rome: FAO. 178 pp.
Schwarzhans, W. & J.G. Nielsen. 2011. Revision of the genus Microbrotula (Teleostei: Bythitidae), with description of two new species and a related new genus. The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 27: 147-160.
