Species: Ogilbia nigromarginata, Black-edged brotula


Ogilbia nigromarginata Moller, Schwarzhans & Nielsen, 2005
Black-edged brotula
Body elongate but deep & strongly compressed; head relatively long (23.8-27.6% of SL) and deep (height ~ 18.7% of SL), with a high profile; snout angular; a sharp spine on opercle that has 1 tip; eye relatively large (2.1-3.1% of SL); top jaw bone expanded vertically at rear; preopercle with 3 pores at lower rear corner, upper part with a pore ; gill rakers 14-17, 2-4 long rakers in angle of arch; origin of dorsal fin at level of middle of pectoral fins; pelvic fins inserted below rear part of head; dorsal rays 67-75; anal rays 50-57; origin of anal fin under dorsal rays 20-25; pectoral rays 17-20; pectoral relatively long (usually > 14% of SL); tail fin rays 16; lateral line indistinct, continuous, complete; body covered with relatively large overlapping scales, about 110 in midlateral series; patch of cheek scales with 8 (6-8) vertical rows of scales; belly with scales; penis curved, with abrupt tapering to thin point; 2 pairs of large pseudoclaspers associated with penis, outer pair broad, expanded at tip, inner pair large, with 2 branches, front one bending forwards, rear one bending backwards .
Preserved fish pale brown, paler below; edges of dorsal, anal and tail fins black.
Size: reaches 8.6 cm.
Inhabits shallow reefs.
Depth: 0-33 m.
Known only from the Gulf of California.

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- Salinity
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- Marine Only
- Marine
- Inshore/Offshore
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- Inshore
- Inshore Only
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom only
- Bottom
- Habitat
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- Reef only
- Reef (rock/coral/oyster)
- Rocks
- Reef associated (reef + edges-water column & soft bottom)
- FishBase Habitat
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- Reef Associated
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- No Data
- Diet
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- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- No Data
- Bony fishes
- Egg Type
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- No data
- No pelagic phase
- Live birth
- No pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic
- East Pacific endemic
- All species
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- TEP endemic
- Continental TEP endemic
- Continent only
- Cortez province endemic
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 8.6
- Depth Range Min
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- 0
- Depth Range Max
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- 33