| Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
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bathydemersal; depth range 344 - 730 m |
| Indian Ocean. |
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Snout rather blunt; eye diameter almost as long as snout; opercular spine strong and straight; hind margin of preopercle usually with 3 sharp spines; 2 median and a pair of basibranchial tooth patches; pseudobranchial filaments 2 or 3; 7-15 developed rakers on anterior arch; lower 5-11 pectoral fin rays free and longer than upper ones; precaudal vertebrae 13-16 (Ref. 34024). |
| Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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