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Bassozetus oncerocephalus (Vaillant, 1888) |
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photo by
Reiner, F. |
| Family: | Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae | |||
| Max. size: | 22.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range - 3200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Atlantic: known only from a single specimen caught off Cape Verde. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine weak or absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; pseudobranchial filaments 2 (Ref. 34024). | |||
| Biology: | Rare species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 08 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||