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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: serratus: The specific epithet serratus is in reference to the serrated hind margin of the preopercle.
More on authors: Nielsen & Machida.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 950 - ? m (Ref. 78399). Subtropical
Northwest Pacific: East China Sea off the Ryukyu Islands.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL (female)
Short description
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 97 - 99; Anal soft rays: 81 - 83; Vertebrae: 57 - 59. Distinguished by having the following combination of characters: presence of 10-15 soft serrations and absence of spines on the posterior margin of preopercle; snout almost twice as long as horizontal diameter of pigmented eye; horizontal eye window 2.5-2.7% SL; two median and in the holotype also a pair of small basibranchial tooth patches; 10-11 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; sagittal otolith with undivided sulcus; and sulcus-length in percentage of sagitta-length 50-55 (Ref. 78399).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Life cycle and mating behavior
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Nielsen, J.G. and Y. Machida, 2006. Neobythitoides serratus, a new bathyal genus and species from the East China Sea (Teleostei: Ophidiidae). Zootaxa 1227:63-68. (Ref. 78399)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
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