Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
Max. size: |
22.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 3200 m |
Distribution: |
Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from a single specimen caught off Cape Verde. |
Diagnosis: |
Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine weak or absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; pseudobranchial filaments 2 (Ref. 34024). |
Biology: |
Rare species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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Threat to humans: |
harmless |
Country info: |
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