Common names:
[No common name]
Occurrence:
native
Salinity:
marine
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Uses:
no uses
Comments:
Type locality, Pulang Duta, Guimares Island, USNM 346941 (holotype of Ungusurculus williamsis, 4.5 cm SL, male). Specimens collected from a rocky cave in Guimares Island (= Guimaras, Panay?) (Ref. 76869).
National Checklist:
Country Information:
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
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Occurrences:
OccurrencesPoint map
Main Ref:
Schwarzhans, W. and P.R. Møller, 2007
National Database:
Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Dinematichthyidae (Viviparous brotula)
Etymology: Ungusurculus:Name from Latin words 'ungulus' (= claw) and 'surculus' (= grapevine tendril), refers to the functional analogy with the pseudoclaspers and the specific shape of the inner pseudoclasper.; williamsi:Named in honour of Jeffrey T. Williams, USNM, Washington D.C.. More on authors: Schwarzhans & Møller.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 0 - 4 m (Ref. 76869). Tropical
Distribution
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