Neobythitoides serratus Nielsen & Machida, 2006

Family:  Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae
Max. size:  12 cm SL (female)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 950 m
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: East China Sea off the Ryukyu Islands.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 97-99; Anal soft rays: 81-83; Vertebrae: 57-59. Distinguished by having the following combination of characters: presence of 10-15 soft serrations and absence of spines on the posterior margin of preopercle; snout almost twice as long as horizontal diameter of pigmented eye; horizontal eye window 2.5-2.7% SL; two median and in the holotype also a pair of small basibranchial tooth patches; 10-11 developed rakers on anterior gill arch; sagittal otolith with undivided sulcus; and sulcus-length in percentage of sagitta-length 50-55 (Ref. 78399).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans: 


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