| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
18 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 265 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: Heracles Bank, the South-Pacific Rise. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 129-129; Anal soft rays: 93-93. Distinguished by having a granule-like teeth on jaws; dorsal rays 129; anal rays 93; pectoral rays 30; lateral basibranchial tooth-plates 2 in the insertion of the third pair of gill arches; snout of moderate length (about 4 times HL); large eye (15.9% HL); body dark colored (Ref. 58053). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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