| Family: |
Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
| Max. size: |
35 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 2761 - 4040 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Japan and New Caledonia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Elongated body with depressed head bearing sharp spines; eye diameter much shorter than snout; suborbital bones membranous; maxillary sheathed posterodorsally; opercular spine flat and weak; 7 developed rakers on anterior gill arch. |
| Biology: |
Rare species (Ref. 34024). Minimum depth reported by Ref. 30370. Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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