Glyptophidium macropus

photo by CSIRO

Family:	Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae
Max. size:	21 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:	benthopelagic; marine; depth range 40 - 550 m
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Gulf of Aden to off Lombok, Indonesia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal soft rays (total): 117-125; Anal soft rays: 90-102. Prominent head and body with an attenuate caudal part; head bones with large, thin crests; eye equal to or greater than length of snout; opercular spine broad, flat and weak; basibranchial with 2 median and a pair of tooth patches; long gill rakers on anterior arch 36 to 41 (Ref. 34024). Caudal fin rays 8-10; stem of pseudobranchial filament pale, filaments 10-15 (Ref. 34024).
Biology:	Common species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
IUCN Red List Status:	Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 13 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:	harmless

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