Teleostei (teleosts) >
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Barathronus: Greek, barathron = abyss + ending -ites, that lives there; the Barathron was a deep pit in Athens where criminals were thrown; 1849 +Greek, onos = hake.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 2919 m (Ref. 121928). Deep-water
Western Central Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.7 cm SL (female)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 77; Anal soft rays: 67; Vertebrae: 78. This species is distinguished from the other four Barathronus species with a transparent peritoneum by the following set of characters: vomer with two fangs; ventral flexure of the anteriormost vertebrae; anterior gill arch with 20 long rakers; D 77, A 67, pectoral-fin rays 22; vertebrae precaudal 34, total 78; except for black lenses the preserved specimen, it is uniformly white-yellowish (Ref. 121928).
Rare species, known only from a depth of 2,919 m (Ref. 34024).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., 2019. Revision of the circumglobal genus Barathronus (Ophidiiformes, Bythitidae) with a new species from the eastern North Atlantic Ocean. Zootaxa 4679(2):231-256. (Ref. 121928)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Tools
Can't connect to MySQL database fbquizv2. Errorcode: Too many connections
