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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Gunterichthys: Because of Albert C. L. G. Günther, German ichthyologist, 1830-1914 (Ref. 45335); bussingi: Named after William A. Bussing.
Eponymy: Dr Gordon Gunter (1909–1998) was a marine biologist. [...] William ‘Bill’ A. Bussing (1933–2014) was an American ichthyologist at the School of Biology, Universidad de Costa Rica where he taught for over four decades, retiring as Professor Emeritus (1991). Military service in Korea interrupted his education [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen.

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Marine; benthopelagic. Tropical

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Eastern Pacific: Costa Rica.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.0 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 79 - 81; Anal soft rays: 56 - 58; Vertebrae: 39 - 40. Diagnosis: Pointed snout; distinct large eyes, 2.2-2.5% SL; head with scale-band on cheek; posterior infraorbital pores 3; posterior nostril large, about half of eye diameter; rays in dorsal fin 79-81, anal 56-58, caudal 16; otolith with length to height ratio 2.5 and partly fused colliculi.

Depth and method of collection unknown (Ref. 55786).

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Møller, P.R., W. Schwarzhans and J.G. Nielsen, 2004. Review of the American Dinematichthyini (Teleostei, Bythitidae). Part I. Dinematichthys, Gunterichthys, Typhliasina and two new genera. aqua, J. Ichthyol. Aquat. Biol. 8(4):141-192. (Ref. 55786)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 16 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.6250 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Gunterichthys bussingi Møller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2004