| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
41 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1355 - 2820 m |
| Distribution: |
Indian Ocean: between 9°49'S and 14°51'S, and between 60°42'E and 114°53'E. Western Pacific: Gulf of Tomini, Sulawesi, Indonesia and off Japan. Eastern Pacific: off Colombia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 124-124; Anal soft rays: 104-104; Vertebrae: 68. Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; lower pectoral radial with ventral process, lower pectoral fin rays extended well beyond anus in ripe males but not in unripe males and females; median basibranchial tooth patch 1; pseudobranchial filaments 2; (Ref. 34024). |
| Biology: |
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 |
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