Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997

Uiblein, Franz & Nielsen, Jørgen G., 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), pp. 179-205 : 195-196

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5336.2.2

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7BD6357E-BB67-44E9-B028-4CA7A2769660

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8272455

persistent identifier

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scientific name

Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997
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Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997 View in CoL

Figure 5 View FIGURE 5 , Tables 1 View TABLE 1 , 4 View TABLE 4

Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997: 66 View in CoL , fig. 13 ( New Caledonia, 18°59.3′S, 163°25′E, 320 m; holotype: MNHN 1994- 0739 About MNHN ).

Neobythites longiventralis: Nielsen 2002: 42 View in CoL , fig. 33, in part.

Diagnosis. Hind margin of preopercle with two spines; dorsal-fin rays 90–94; anal-fin rays 73–76; pectoral-fin rays 25–27; precaudal vertebrae 13; total vertebrae 53–55; pseudobranchial filaments 4–6; long rakers on anterior gill arch 10–12; head length 22–24% SL; pelvic-fin length 32–34% SL, fins reaching well beyond anus; orbit length 4.7–5.1% SL and 20–24% HL; longest gill filament 1.3–1.9% SL and 5.3–8.3% HL; dorsal fin with two ocelli, one small ocellus with incomplete contrasting ring (ring missing anteriorly) placed at fin origin, spot distance 26–27% SL and spot covers 2–4 dorsal-fin rays, and large central ocellus placed well behind vertical line through anus, spot distance 46–50% SL and spot covers 7–9 dorsal-fin rays; both ocellus spots not extending ventrally onto body; no vertical bars on body; otolith length 5.4–5.7% SL, sulcus length 4.3–4.6% SL, and ostium height 15–19% sulcus length and 25–28% ostium length.

Distribution and size. W Pacific, off Philippines to Caledonia and Fiji, at 219–427 m depth. Known up to 148 mm SL.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Order

Ophidiiformes

Family

Ophidiidae

Genus

Neobythites

Loc

Neobythites longiventralis Nielsen, 1997

Uiblein, Franz & Nielsen, Jørgen G. 2023
2023
Loc

Neobythites longiventralis: Nielsen 2002: 42

Nielsen, J. G. 2002: 42
2002
Loc

Neobythites longiventralis

Nielsen, J. G. 1997: 66
1997
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