Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
15.7 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 300 - 1000 m |
Eastern Pacific: northern Oregon, USA to Pacific coast of Baja California and the Gulf of California. Specimens from the Gulf of Panama and Chile either this species or still undescribed. |
Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 100-114; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 74-86; Vertebrae: 59-63. scales present on body and head; eye diameter less than snout length; prominent opercular spine present; lateral ethmoid bone developed as a sharp retrorse suborbital spine; palatine teeth present; 3 well developed rakers on first arch; male intromittent organ on a broad, fleshy pad or stalk (Ref. 38374); branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 36488). |
Locally abundant (Ref. 34024). Juveniles mesopelagic, larger individuals benthic at depths of 600 to 1,000 m (Ref. 34024). Ovoviviparous with planktonic larvae (Ref. 36488). |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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harmless |
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