Neobythites zora

Neobythites zora Uiblein & Nielsen, 2023

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) > Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Neobythites: Greek, neos = new + Greek, bythitis, -idos = it is at the bottom, sunken (Ref. 45335); zora: Name 'zora' in honor of Mrs. Zouhaira 'Zora' Harakati Gabsi, MNHN fish collection manager, for her invaluable assistance in our fish taxonomy research. A noun in apposition.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; demersal; depth range 417 - 427 m (Ref. 137826). Tropical

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Western Central Pacific: Fiji.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.2 cm SL (female)

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Dorsal soft rays (total): 91; Anal soft rays: 75; Vertebrae: 53. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: hind margin of preopercle with two small spines; D 91; A 75; P 27; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 53; pseudobranchial filaments 5; long rakers on anterior gill arch 10; head length 23% Sl; pelvic-fin length 34% Sl, fins extending well beyond anus; orbit length 5.5% Sl and 24% hl; longest gill filament 1.3% Sl and 5.7% hl; dorsal fin with two ocelli, larger central ocellus placed just behind vertical line through anus, ocellus spot black, its distance 46% Sl and spot covers 12 dorsal-fin rays, and smaller posterior ocellus placed just behind midpoint of dorsal fin, spot distance 69% Sl and spot covers 7 dorsal-fin rays; both ocellus spots not extending ventrally onto body; absence of vertical bars on body; otolith length 5.9% Sl, sulcus length 4.8% Sl, and ostium height 16% sulcus length and 23% ostium length (Ref. 137826)
Body shape (shape guide): elongated; Cross section: compressed.

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Uiblein, F, and J.G. Nielsen, 2023. Five new ocellus-bearing species of the cusk-eel genus Neobythites (Ophidiidae, Ophidiiformes) from the West Pacific, with establishment of three new species groups. Zootaxa 5336(2):179-205. (Ref. 137826)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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Fisheries: of no interest
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Estimates based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Trophic level (Ref. 69278):  3.4   ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 120179):  High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈