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Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Bidenichthys: Latin, bi = two + Greek, dens, dentis = teeth + Greek, ichthys = fish (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: C Leo Biden of Cape Town was described as a ‘knowledgeable angler’, and a person “…to whom the South African Museum is indebted for many specimens and much information.” He wrote: Sea-Angling Fishes of the Cape (1948). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 30 - 178 m (Ref. 34024). Temperate
Southwest Pacific: off northern New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9003)
A rare species found in rocky areas (Ref. 34024). Reported to occur in rock pools (Ref. 9003). Possibly nocturnal (Ref. 9003).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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