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Pycnocraspedum phyllosoma (Parr, 1933) |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
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| Environment: | pelagic-oceanic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Western Central Atlantic: known only from off the Bahamas. | |||
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| Biology: | Rare species, only one specimen known (10 cm, juvenile) (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 12 October 2018 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||