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Etymology: Neobythites: Greek, neos = new + Greek, bythitis, -idos = it is at the bottom, sunken (Ref. 45335); machidai: Named for Dr. Yoshihiko Machida, professor emeritus of Kochi University (BSKU).
Eponymy: Dr Yoshihiko Machida is a Japanese ichthyologist, whose doctorate was awarded by Kyushu University (1974). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 139 - 176 m (Ref. 90264). Temperate
Northwest Pacific: Japan.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90264)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal soft rays (total): 102 - 106; Anal soft rays: 82 - 86; Vertebrae: 58 - 60. This species is distinguished by the following set of characters: D 102-106; A 82-86; pectoral-fin rays 33-37; total vertebrae 58-60; long gill rakers 6-8; pseudobranchial filaments 2-3; snout is shorter than horizontal eye window; no spines on posterior margin of preopercle; pelvic-fin length 8.3-11.5% SL; longest gill filament 6.9-10.0% HL; vomerine tooth patch triangular and each side is concave; proximal and distal parts of dorsal and anal fins are pale, black middle part black; middle part of body with a series of 11-13 pale spots (Ref. 90264).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Ohashi, S., J.G. Nielsen and M. Yabe, 2012. A new species of the ophidiid genus Neobythites (Teleostei: Ophidiiformes) from Tosa Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan. Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. Suppl. 6:27-32. (Ref. 90264)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00380 (0.00167 - 0.00864), b=3.14 (2.94 - 3.34), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.4 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).