Dicrolene hubrechti Weber, 1913 |
Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
Max. size: | 41.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 918 - 1700 m | |||
Distribution: | Eastern Indian Ocean: including the Timor Sea. Eastern Central Pacific: off Hawaii. | |||
Diagnosis: | Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine strong and straight; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 1 median (broad) and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3; 7-15 developed rakers on anterior arch; lower 5-11 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones; precaudal vertebrae 13-16 (Ref. 34024). Caudal fin and posterior part of dorsal and anal fins black (Ref. 34024). | |||
Biology: | Rare species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |