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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas) > Brosmophycinae
Etymology: hutchinsi: Named for Barry Hutchins, Perth, WAM.. More on author: Schwarzhans.

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Marine; reef-associated; depth range 10 - 60 m (Ref. 57886). Subtropical, preferred ?

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Eastern Indian Ocean: Western Australia.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.2 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 57886); 11.8 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 104-110; Anal soft rays: 66 - 73; Vertebrae: 53 - 56. The species is characterized by having a very elongate body; vertebrae 16-17 + 36-40 = 53-56, dorsal fin rays 104-110, anal fin rays 66-73, D/A 41-43, V/A 19-20; scales present on body; no supraorbital pore behind eye; lower preopercular pores 3, non-tubular; posterior infraorbital pores 3; broad angle on ventral maxilla positioned behind rear of eye; exposed opercular spine bent upwards; lower lip with skin folds; single pair of pseudoclaspers curved, hockey stick-like, thin; penis slightly shorter than pseudoclaspers, with hook at tip; otoliths pointed anteriorly and posteriorly, their predorsal and postdorsal angles are similar in expression, otolith length to height ratio 2.1-2.2, with sulcus narrow (Ref. 57886).

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Møller, P.R. and W. Schwarzhans, 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 22:39-76. (Ref. 57886)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Not Evaluated

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Dipulus hutchinsi Møller & Schwarzhans, 2006