| Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| 20 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
|
reef-associated; marine |
| Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to the Galapagos. |
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Vertebrae: 12-12. Snout with numerous small, fleshy papillae; lips bearing series of dermal fringes; with small eye; posterior margin of preopercle skin-covered; spines absent from opercle and preopercle; upper margin of maxilla sheathed; developed gill rakers 3; single lateral line on body, no pores on head; median basibranchial tooth patch 1; branchiostegal rays 8 (Ref 34024). |
| Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Adults inhabit rocky crevices (Ref. 11482). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 23 May 2007 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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