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Brotula clarkae Hubbs, 1944


Maximum recorded size:
115.0 cm TL (male)


Dentary of Brotula clarkae

Coronoid process hemi-ellipsoidal and oriented anteroposteriorly. Ventral process hemi-ellipsoidal or bifid with a pointed and a rounded tips, and curved according to dorsal/ventral axis. Its relief present a depression covered in part and at the tip, in posterior part, there is a pore. Meckelian fossa present. Internal and external notches small and internal notch smaller than the external one. Chin apophysis short. Mandibular symphysis oriented vertically, straight or bilobed. Tooth type: villiform (like a carpet). No bigger tooth at the anterior part. One or several pore on external side and no pore on internal side. No foramen.


Specimen n°MNHN-6515
Study collection of P. Béarez (Paris, France)


Determination Béarez, P. (1994)
Length 48.8 cm SL, 52.4 cm TL (Unknown sex)
Collection site Puerto López (Ecuador)