| Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| 3.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 392 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: Timor Sea, off northwestern Australia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 74-74; Anal soft rays: 46-46; Vertebrae: 52-52. This species is distinguished by the following characters: position of anus halfway between tip of snout and origin of anal fin; non-tapering and compressed body; head short with blunt snout; no scales and lateral line; vertical fins joined; pectoral radials not prolonged; mouth oblique, ending well behind eye; weak opercular spine covered by skin; anterior nostril close to upper lip, ending in distinct tube; palatines with few, small teeth; few, large head pores: anterior infraorbital pores 3, a pair of anterior mandibular pores at lower jaw symphysis and 1 posterior mandibular pore behind termination of maxilla; otolith with small, undivided, centrally placed sulcus; dorsal fin rays 74, anal fin rays 46, pectoral fin rays 11 or 12; vertebrae 16+36; anterior gill arch with 6 long rakers (Ref. 88959). |
| This species is viviparous, living near to, or on, the bottom on the deep northwestern Australian Plateau (Ref. 88959). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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