| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
80.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 3965 - 5200 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: restricted to abyssal depths globally.. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 114; Anal soft rays: 93; Vertebrae: 65. 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: |
Specimens were apparently caught on or near the bottom at abyssal depths (Ref. 84269). Rare species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
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