| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
5.3 cm SL (male/unsexed); 7.5 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 4790 - 5105 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic Ocean: east of Florida and north of Madeira. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 58-58; Anal soft rays: 39-39; Vertebrae: 65-67. This species is distinguished by the following characters: long and slender with slightly protruding lower jaw and an oblique mouth cleft; head broad and depressed; palatines edentate and premaxillary, vomer and dentaries with a single row of small teeth; eyes are small and deep-set; D 58 with dorsal fin origin at midpoint of fish; predorsal length 49.5-51% SL; pectoral fin peduncle short, higher than long; pelvic fins absent; anterior gill arch with hardly visible rakers and filaments (Ref. 129454). |
| Biology: |
Caught in bottom trawls (Ref. 129454). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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