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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Anacanthobythites: From the Greek (with negative prefix) acantha meaning thorn or prickle, and buthos for depths of the sea, an often-used suffix for bythitines) referring to the lack of developed gill rakers on the first branchial arch.; tasmaniensis: Named for its type locality, Tasmania, Australia..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 9 m (Ref. 80765). Temperate
Eastern Indian Ocean: Tasmania, Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 80765)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 78 - 79; Anal soft rays: 68 - 69; Vertebrae: 47. This species is distinguished by the following characters: no infraorbital pores; first anal fin ray under dorsal ray 19; lateral line with 53 scale rows; 16 scale rows from anal fin origin to dorsal fin base; 16-17 pectoral fin rays (Ref. 80765).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
Anderson, M.E., 2008. A new genus with two new species of live-bearing brotulas (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes: Bythiidae) from southern Australia. Species Diversity 13:149-156. (Ref. 80765)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.7500 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).