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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Neobythites: Greek, neos = new + Greek, bythitis, -idos = it is at the bottom, sunken (Ref. 45335); jonathan: Name 'jonathan' in honor of Mr. Jonathan Pfliger, MNHN fish collection manager, for his invaluable assistance in our fish taxonomy research. A noun in apposition.
Ambiente: milieu / zona climatica / distribuzione batimetrica / gamma di distribuzione
Ecologia
marino demersale; distribuzione batimetrica 245 - 269 m (Ref. 137826). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Solomon Is.
Dimensione / Peso / Età
Maturità: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.2 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 137826)
Breve descrizione
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 91 - 92; Raggi anali molli: 72 - 76; Vertebre: 53. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: hind margin of preopercle with two small but distinct spines; D 91-92; A 72-76; P 28-29; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 53; pseudobranchial filaments 5; long rakers on anterior gill arch 10; head length 24% Sl; pelvic-fin length 29-32% Sl, fins extending beyond anus; orbit length 5.1-5.2% Sl and 21-22% hl; longest gill filament 1.7-1.8% Sl and 7.1-7.8% hl; dorsal fin with central ocellus, spot distance 45-46% Sl and spot covers 11-12 dorsal-fin rays, placed just behind line through anus; ocellus spot black in fresh and preserved status, not extending ventrally onto body; when fresh, four pale brown vertical bars from dorsal fin down to body or anal fin; absence of bars in preserved specimens; otolith length 5.4% Sl, sulcus length 4.6-4.8% Sl, and ostium height 15-17% sulcus length and 22-26% ostium length (Ref. 137826).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.
Ciclo vitale e comportamento di accoppiamento
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecondità | Larve
Uiblein, F, and J.G. Nielsen, 2023. Five new ocellus-bearing species of the cusk-eel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the West Pacific, with establishment of three new species groups. Zootaxa 5336(2):179-205. (Ref. 137826)
Stato della Lista Rossa IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Minaccia per l'uomo
Harmless
Usi umani
Pesca: di nessun interesse
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Stime basate su modelli
Indice di diversità filogenetica (Fonte Biblio.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00165 - 0.00876), b=3.14 (2.93 - 3.35), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Livello trofico (Fonte Biblio.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Fonte Biblio.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilità della pesca (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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