Description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 80 - 86; Anal soft rays: 63 - 69; Vertebrae: 43 - 45. This species is distinguished by the following: Vertebrae 11 + 32-34 = 43-45, dorsal fin rays 80-86, anal fin rays 63-69, outer pseudoclaspers long, sticklike, inner pseudoclasper absent, penis tapering, opercular spine with a single, sharp tip, scales on cheeks reduced to a small patch on upper cheek in 4-6 vertical rows; otolith length: height ratio 2.0, sulcus axis strongly inclined versus otolith axis (Ref. 57883).

Common Names

No common names available.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Ophidiiformes

Family: Dinematichthyidae

Genus: Ogilbia

Species: Ogilbia mccoskeri Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005

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Biology

Life cycle and mating behavior

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