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Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) > Neobythitinae
Etymology: Barathrites: Greek, barathron = abyss + ending -ites, that lives there; the Barathron was a deep pit in Athens where criminals were thrown; 1849 (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Albert Eide Parr (1900–1991) was a Norwegian-born zoologist, oceanographer and innovative museum director. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1270 - 3000 m (Ref. 34024). Deep-water
Northwest Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 75877)
Head small, about 3 times in preanal distance; eye small; anterior nostril without thick, fleshy raised rim; developed gill rakers 5-7; precaudal vertebrae 18; branchiostegal rays 7 (Ref. 34024).
Locally abundant (Ref. 34024). Sexually mature at 23.3 cm SL (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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