Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae |
15.4 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
benthopelagic; depth range 115 - 440 m |
Western Atlantic: off Honduras and northern South America; range extension of 3,000 km to off Bahia, Brazil (13°S). |
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Common species (Ref. 34024). Reproductive strategy possibly similar to other members of this family featuring oviparity, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). |
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
Museum: USNM 185391 and ZMUC P771187 (Ref. 32505). |
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