Anacanthobythites platycephalus Anderson 2008


Anacanthobythites platycephalus. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC by Attribution-NonCommercial


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Bray, D.J. 2019, Anacanthobythites platycephalus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 30 Mar 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/1946

Anacanthobythites platycephalus Anderson 2008

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Distribution

Known only from the type locality: Lucky Bay, Mondrain Island, Recherche Archipelago, Cape Le Grand National Park, Western Australia, depth 8-10 m.

Features

Dorsal fin 81; Anal fin 66; Pectoral fin 22; Caudal fin 10; Pelvic fin 1; Vertebrae 12+37=49; Mandibular pores 4; Infraorbital pores 6; Lateral scale rows 83; scale rows from anal-fin origin to dorsal-fin base 26; Branchiostegal rays 7.
Anterior anal fin-ray below dorsal-fin ray 22 and vertebra 16; anterior dorsal fin-ray above vertebra 8; developed gil1 rakers absent; caniniform vomerine teeth 7; palatine teeth absent; pseudobranch absent. 
Scales ovoid, cycloid, imbricate. Scales absent from fins, underside of head, lower jaw, infraorbital region, and snout. Scales present on body including abdomen, pectoral-fin base and axil, cheeks, and interorbital area to level of middle of eye. 
Reproductive apparatus with a simple, short, conical intromittent organ and, beneath it, a small trifurcate projection fitting into a low, hemispherical curtain when appressed.

Colour

Colour in life unknown. In preservative: uniformly pale brown, fins pale yellowish, somewhat translucent, eye blue, lining of orobranchial chamber pale.

Biology

Viviparous - live-bearer.

Similar Species

Anacanthobythites platycaphalus differs from Anacanthobythites tasmamensis in having six infraorbital pores; Iateral scale rows 83; scale rows between anal-fin origin and dorsal-fin base 26; pectoral-fin rays 22 (vs. no infraorbital pores; lateral scale rows 53; scale rows between anal-fin origin and dorsal-fin base 16; pectoral-fin rays 16-17 in A. tasmanensis).

Etymology

The specific name platycephalus is from the Greek platys (broad, flat) and kephale (the head), alluding to the depressed head.

Species Citation

Anacanthobythites platycephalus Anderson 2008, Species Diversity 13(2-3): 151, figs. 1-2. Type locality: Lucky Bay, Western Australia, 8-10 m. [34°08'S, 122°15'E].

Author

Bray, D.J. 2019

Resources

Atlas of Living Australia

Anacanthobythites platycephalus Anderson 2008

References


Anderson, M.E. 2008. A new genus with two new species of live-bearing brotulas (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythitidae) from southern Australia. Species Diversity 13(2-3): 149-156 https://doi.org/10.12782/specdiv.13.149  Open access

Møller, P.R., Knudsen, W., Schwarzhans, W. & Nielsen, J.G. 2016. A new classification of viviparous brotulas (Bythitidae) – with family status for Dinematichthyidae – based on molecular, morphological and fossil data. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 100: 391-408. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2016.04.008

Quick Facts


CAAB Code:37228104

Depth:8-10 m

Habitat:Reef associated

Max Size:11 cm SL

Native:Endemic

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