| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
66.3 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1500 - 2040 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: off East Africa to probably Hawaii and also off New Caledonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 120-127; Anal soft rays: 101-103; Vertebrae: 66-71. Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine weak or absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; pseudobranchial filaments 2 (Ref. 34024). |
| Biology: |
Benthopelagic at bathyal and abyssal depths (Ref. 56809); found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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