Thalassobathia pelagica Cohen, 1963
photo by Dolgov, A.

Family:  Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Max. size:  22.1 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 1000 m
Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: two specimens between Ireland and Iceland (Ref. 4758) and one from the Gulf of Guinea; reported from Greenland (Ref. 9925) and Iceland (Ref. 12462). Northwest Atlantic: Georges Bank. Identification of specimen reported from the Bering Sea uncertain (Ref. 34024, 45907).
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Uncommon species, living in close association with the large jellyfish, Stygiomedusa sp. (Ref. 34024).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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