| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
70 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 350 m |
| Distribution: |
Western Pacific: Japan to off Australia, including the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): -94. Rather elongate body with blunt head; eye almost as long as snout; upper jaws ends well behind eye; 3 sharp spines on preopercle and 1strong opercular spine; 1 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; 5-6 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; pelvic fins inserted beneath eye; precaudal vertebrae 13 (Ref. 34024). Snout spine present (Ref. 34024). |
| Biology: |
Found on the shelf and shelf edge (Ref. 11230). Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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