| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
27.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 1270 - 3000 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Atlantic. |
| Diagnosis: |
Head small, about 3 times in preanal distance; eye small; anterior nostril without thick, fleshy raised rim; developed gill rakers 5-7; precaudal vertebrae 18; branchiostegal rays 7 (Ref. 34024). |
| Biology: |
Locally abundant (Ref. 34024). Sexually mature at 23.3 cm SL (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 11 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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