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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Neobythites: Greek, neos = new + Greek, bythitis, -idos = it is at the bottom, sunken (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: ‘Dmitry Stefanov’ is a Russian research vessel from which a major part of the type material was caught. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on authors: Nielsen & Uiblein.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / kisaran kedalaman / distribution range
Ekologi
laut batidemersal; kisaran kedalaman 335 - 805 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Gulf of Oman.
Size / Weight / umur
Kematangan: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.3 cm TL jantan/; (Ref. 68964)
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Smaller specimens are found in deeper waters (Ref. 9942). Feeds on crustaceans and gastropods (Ref. 68964). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
Status IUCN Red List (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
ancaman kepada manusia
Harmless
penggunaan manusia
Alat, peralatan
laporan khas
muat turun XML
Sumber internet
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Acuan
123201): 12.7 - 21.7, mean 14.7 °C (based on 21 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Acuan
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00040 - 0.00297), b=3.08 (2.85 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Acuan
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Daya lenting (Acuan
120179): Tinggi, Waktu penggandaan populasi minimum kurang dari 15 bulan (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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