Hutchins Mudbrotula, Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006
Hutchin's Mudbrotula, Dipulus hutchinsi. Source: Australian National Fish Collection, CSIRO. License: CC By Attribution-NonCommercial
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Bray, D.J. 2022, Dipulus hutchinsi in Fishes of Australia, accessed 23 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/4067
Hutchins Mudbrotula, Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006
More Info
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Distribution |
South of Nullabor Homestead, South Australia, to northwest of Port Hedland, Western Australia. This cryptic species is nocturnal on shallow reefs. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin 104-110; Anal fin 66-73; Vertebrae 16-17 + 36-40 = 53-56. Body very elongate body; D/A 41-43, V/A 19-20; broad angle on ventral maxilla positioned behind rear of eye; exposed opercular spine bent upwards; lower lip with skin fold. Scales present on body; no supraorbital pore behind eye; lower preopercular pores 3, non-tubular; posterior infraorbital pores 3. Single pair of pseudoclaspers curved, hockey stick-like, thin; penis slightly shorter than pseudoclaspers, with hook at tip. |
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Etymology |
The species of named for Dr Barry Hutchins, formerly of the Western Australian Museum. |
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Species Citation |
Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006, The Beagle, Records of the Museums and Art Galleries of the Northern Territory 22: 67, figs. 23-25. Type locality: Rottnest Island, Western Australia. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2022 |
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Hutchins Mudbrotula, Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans 2006
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 (in part as Dermatopsis multiradiatus)
Hoschke, A., Whisson, G. & Moore, G.I. 2019. Complete list of fishes from Rottnest Island. pp. 150-161 in Whisson, G. & Hoschke, A. (eds) The Rottnest Island fish book. 2nd ed. Perth : Aqua Research and Monitoring Services.
Mees, G.F. 1962. Additions to the fish fauna of Western Australia. 3. Western Australian Fisheries. Bulletin 9(3): 23-30 fig. 1 (in part as Dermatopsis multiradiatus)
Møller, P.R., Knudsen, S.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
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
Williams, A. 2020. Dipulus hutchinsi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T135447972A137454806. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T135447972A137454806.en. Accessed on 31 January 2022.
