| Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| 22.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 1000 m |
| Eastern Atlantic: two specimens between Ireland and Iceland (Ref. 4758) and one from the Gulf of Guinea; reported from Greenland (Ref. 9925) and Iceland (Ref. 12462). Northwest Atlantic: Georges Bank. Identification of specimen reported from the Bering Sea uncertain (Ref. 34024, 45907). |
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| Uncommon species, living in close association with the large jellyfish, Stygiomedusa sp. (Ref. 34024). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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