Common Name
Many-rayed Brotula
Year Described
Nielsen, 1999
Identification
Dorsal Fin: 110
Anal Fin: 91
Pelvic Fin: 2
Pectoral Fin: 32
Caudal Fin: 8
Gill Rakers: 10 (only long rakers)
Pseudobranchial Filaments: 3
Vertebrae: 65 (15 precaudal)
Body elongated and eel-like. Snout blunt. Jaw extends past posterior margin of orbit. Teeth present in jaws, on palatine, and on vomer. Anterior basibranchial tooth path narrows on posterior end. Preopercular spines number 2. Spines on preopercle strong. Opercular spine strong. Dorsal and anal fins confluent with caudal fin. Pelvic fin reaches halfway to the anus. Lateral line not obvious. Body scales cycloid.
Color
Uniformly dark brown over head and body. No stripes or ocelli present.
Size
The holotype measures 79mm SL
Habitat
The holotype was collected at 641m.
Range
Known only from the Bahamas.
References
Nielsen, J. G. 1999. A review of the genus Neobythites (Pisces, Ophidiidae) in the Atlantic, with three new species. Bulletin of Marine Science v. 64 (no. 2): 335-372.
Other Notes
This is easily distinguished from all other Atlantic Neobythites by pectoral counts and the number of precaudal vertebrae.