Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
18.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1000 m |
Western Pacific: off Japan to off Australia and New Caledonia. |
Rather elongate body with pointed head; eye diameter equal to or longer than snout; jaw teeth granular in narrow bands; opercular spine sharp and straight; 1-3 sharp spines on lower margin of preopercle; median basibranchial tooth patch 1; developed rakers on anterior gill arch 27-42; pectoral fins low on the body; each pelvic fin with 1 ray longer than head; precaudal vertebrae 13. |
Benthopelagic at bathyal depth (Ref. 56809). Found on the continental slope (Ref. 75154). Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
Museum: USNM 74132 (holotype, Iligan Bay, Mindanao), USNM 76677; MNHN 1984-617 (Ref. 6225). |
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