| Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 2000 - 3208 m |
| Western Central Atlantic: Gulf of Panama. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 135-136. Body long and compressed; head short, 3 or more times in preanal; eyes small; branchiostegal rays 7; jaw teeth sharp-pointed, compressed, in a single row; median basibranchial tooth patches 2; gill rakers short, spiny tubercle pads; caudal fin rays 8; precaudal vertebrae 22-23 (Ref. 34024). Body depth at anus less than head length (Ref. 34024). |
| Rare species (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). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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