| Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| 35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 2761 - 4040 m |
| Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan and New Caledonia. |
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Elongated body with depressed head bearing sharp spines; eye diameter much shorter than snout; suborbital bones membranous; maxillary sheathed posterodorsally; opercular spine flat and weak; 7 developed rakers on anterior gill arch. |
| Rare species (Ref. 34024). Minimum depth reported by Ref. 30370. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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