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Class: Teleostei
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Ophidiidae Cusk-eels
Subfamily: Neobythitinae
Genus: Neobythites

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54 species (see list below)
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Neobythites alcocki
[]

Photo by SFSA

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20.3 cm SL
Neobythites analis Barnard, 1927

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Neobythites analis
[Black-edged cusk-eel]
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Neobythites andamanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.7 cm SL
 
Neobythites australiensis
[Australian cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 17 cm SL
 
Neobythites bimaculatus
[Twospot cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL
 
Neobythites bimarginatus
[]

Photo by Garcia Jr., J.

Southwest Atlantic
Max. Length 14.6 cm SL
Neobythites braziliensis Nielsen, 1999

Photo by Photo by Garcia Jr., J.
 
Neobythites braziliensis
[]
No picture found
 
Neobythites crosnieri
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No picture found

Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
 
Neobythites elongatus
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16.1 cm SL
Neobythites fasciatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Neobythites fasciatus
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Neobythites fijiensis
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Neobythites franzi
[Franz's cusk]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 14.9 cm SL
Neobythites gilli Goode & Bean, 1885

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Neobythites gilli
[Twospot brotula]
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Max. Length 15.8 cm SL
 
Neobythites gloriae
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No picture found
 
Neobythites javaensis
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Neobythites kenyaensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Neobythites lombokensis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Neobythites longipes Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Neobythites longipes
[Longray cusk]
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Neobythites longispinis
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Max. Length 13.7 cm SL
 
Neobythites longiventralis
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No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
 
Neobythites machidai
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No picture found
 
Neobythites macrocelli
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No picture found

Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
 
Neobythites macrops
[Spotfin cusk]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 17.5 cm SL
Neobythites malayanus Weber, 1913

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Neobythites malayanus
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Neobythites malhaensis
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No picture found

Max. Length 21.6 cm SL
 
Neobythites marginatus
[Stripefin brotula]
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Neobythites marianaensis
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Neobythites marquesaensis
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No picture found
 
Neobythites meteori
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No picture found

Max. Length 15.4 cm SL
 
Neobythites monocellatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
 
Neobythites multidigitatus
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No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Neobythites multiocellatus
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean

Neobythites multistriatus Nielsen & Quéro, 1991

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Neobythites multistriatus
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No picture found
 
Neobythites musorstomi
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No picture found
 
Neobythites natalensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.5 cm SL
 
Neobythites neocaledoniensis
[]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Central Pacific

Neobythites nigriventris Nielsen, 2002

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Neobythites nigriventris
[Blackbelly cusk]
No picture found

Max. Length 16.2 cm SL
 
Neobythites ocellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 14.3 cm SL
 
Neobythites pallidus
[Pale cusk]
No picture found
 
Neobythites purus
[Pure cusk]
No picture found
 
Neobythites sereti
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Neobythites sinensis
[]

Photo by Reyes, R.B.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 27.6 cm TL
Neobythites sivicola (Jordan & Snyder, 1901)

Photo by Photo by Reyes, R.B.
 
Neobythites sivicola
[]
No picture found
 
Neobythites soelae
[Soela cusk]
No picture found
 
Neobythites somaliaensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indian Ocean
Max. Length 40.5 cm TL
Neobythites steatiticus Alcock, 1894

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Neobythites steatiticus
[Barred cusk eel]

Photo by FAO

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 16.3 cm TL
Neobythites stefanovi Nielsen & Uiblein, 1993

Photo by Photo by FAO
 
Neobythites stefanovi
[Dark fin cusk eel]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Central Pacific

Neobythites stelliferoides Gilbert, 1890

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Neobythites stelliferoides
[Thread brotula]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm SL
Neobythites stigmosus Machida, 1984

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Neobythites stigmosus
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No picture found
 
Neobythites trifilis
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No picture found

Max. Length 12.6 cm SL
 
Neobythites unicolor
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 23.2 cm SL
Neobythites unimaculatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913

Photo by Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Neobythites unimaculatus
[Onespot cusk]
No picture found
 
Neobythites vityazi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 17.4 cm SL
 
Neobythites zonatus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Neobythites alcocki Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Neobythites analis Black-edged cusk-eel Western Indian Ocean 20.3 SL 1927
Neobythites andamanensis Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Neobythites australiensis Australian cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 16.7 SL 2002
Neobythites bimaculatus Twospot cusk Western Central Pacific 17 SL 1997
Neobythites bimarginatus Western Central Pacific 11 SL 1979
Neobythites braziliensis Southwest Atlantic 14.6 SL 1999
Neobythites crosnieri Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites elongatus Western Atlantic 13.7 SL 1994
Neobythites fasciatus Western Pacific 16.1 SL 1913
Neobythites fijiensis Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites franzi Franz's cusk Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites gilli Twospot brotula Western Atlantic 14.9 SL 1885
Neobythites gloriae Western Indian Ocean 15.8 SL 2018
Neobythites javaensis Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites kenyaensis Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites lombokensis Eastern Indian Ocean 9.3 SL 2018
Neobythites longipes Longray cusk Western Pacific 10 SL 1913
Neobythites longispinis Northwest Pacific 2002
Neobythites longiventralis Western Central Pacific 13.7 SL 1997
Neobythites machidai Northwest Pacific 9.4 SL 2012
Neobythites macrocelli Eastern Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites macrops Spotfin cusk Indo-West Pacific 21.6 SL 1887
Neobythites malayanus Western Central Pacific 17.5 SL 1913
Neobythites malhaensis Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites marginatus Stripefin brotula Western Atlantic 21.6 SL 1886
Neobythites marianaensis Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites marquesaensis Eastern Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites meteori Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites monocellatus Western Atlantic 15.4 SL 1999
Neobythites multidigitatus Western Atlantic 7.9 SL 1999
Neobythites multiocellatus Neobythites multiocell 14.3 SL 2009
Neobythites multistriatus Western Indian Ocean 1991
Neobythites musorstomi Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites natalensis Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites neocaledoniensis Western Pacific 24.5 SL 1997
Neobythites nigriventris Blackbelly cusk Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites ocellatus Western Atlantic 16.2 SL 1887
Neobythites pallidus Pale cusk Western Central Pacific 14.3 SL 1997
Neobythites purus Pure cusk Western Central Pacific 1913
Neobythites sereti Western Central Pacific 2002
Neobythites sinensis Northwest Pacific 2002
Neobythites sivicola Northwest Pacific 27.6 TL 1901
Neobythites soelae Soela cusk Eastern Indian Ocean 2002
Neobythites somaliaensis Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites steatiticus Barred cusk eel Indian Ocean 40.5 TL 1894
Neobythites stefanovi Dark fin cusk eel Western Indian Ocean 16.3 TL 1993
Neobythites stelliferoides Thread brotula Eastern Central Pacific 1890
Neobythites stigmosus Northwest Pacific 18 SL 1984
Neobythites trifilis Indian Ocean 1979
Neobythites unicolor Western Atlantic 12.6 SL 1994
Neobythites unimaculatus Onespot cusk Western Pacific 23.2 SL 1913
Neobythites vityazi Western Indian Ocean 1995
Neobythites zonatus Western Pacific 17.4 SL 1997



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