Neobythites

Nielsen, Jørgen G., Uiblein, Franz & Mincarone, Michael M., 2009, Ocellus-bearing Neobythites species (Teleostei: Ophidiidae) from the West Atlantic with description of a new species, Zootaxa 2228, pp. 57-68 : 59

Key to the species of ocellus-bearing West Atlantic Neobythites

1a. Dorsal fin with one ocellus (central)......................................................................................................... monocellatus

1b. Dorsal fin with 2–4 ocelli ............................................................................................................................................. 2

2a. Number of rays in dorsal fin 88–97 and anal fin 73–81, vertebrae 52–56 .............................................................. gilli

2b. Number of rays in dorsal fin 96–101 and anal fin 80–85, vertebrae 55–59 ................................................................. 3

3a. Dorsal fin with two distinct ocelli, the anterior near origin of fin ................................................................... ocellatus

3b. Dorsal fin with 3–4 ocelli, the anterior above midpoint of fish..................................................... multiocellatus n. sp.