| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
8.5 cm SL (male/unsexed); 20 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1137 - 1300 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: South Australia, Taiwan and the Philippines. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 69-78; Anal soft rays: 60-67; Vertebrae: 74-81. This species is distinguished by the following characters: body long, robust and slightly compressed; D 69-78, A 60-67, caudal-fin rays 8-10 and pectoral-fin rays 21-25; vertebrae precaudal 34-37, total 74-81; origin of dorsal fin above vertebra 27-30, anterior gill arch with 27-32 long rakers; fangs on vomer 3-5 and on each dentary 3-5; predorsal length 47.0-52 % SL; otolith small (3 mm long in 20.0 cm SL holotype). Colouration: pigment laterally on body absent, dark blue peritoneum and newly caught specimen reddish all over (Ref. 128809). |
| Biology: |
Maximum length of ripe female 20.0 cm SL caught by demersal trawl and unripe male, 8.5 cm SL collected at 1191-1262 m by an otter trawl (Ref. 128809). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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