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Etymology: Neocyttus: Greek, neos = new + Greek, kyttaros, kytos = a convex cavity; psilorhynchus: Named for the naked area on the snout.
More on authors: Yearsley & Last.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 750 - 1170 m (Ref. 30191). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: southwestern Australia, Tasmania and along Clatham Rise, east of New Zealand.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.4 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 30191)
Found on the continental slope, benthic (Ref. 75154).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Yearsley, G.K. and P.R. Last, 1998. Neocyttus psilorhynchus, a new oreosomatid (Pisces, Zeiformes) from southern Australia and New Zealand, with redescriptions of its congeners. N.Z. J. Mar. Freshwat. Res. 32(4):555-579. (Ref. 30191)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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