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FishBase 1 thumbnail  •  slide show español Overview Main identification features brown, dorsal and anal finsdark + white edges tail fin rectangular, joins dorsal and anal fins pelvics: pair long threads under operculum Snout short, blunt, rounded, slightly overhanging mouth; mouth large, oblique, reaching well past eye; teeth small, simple in bands on jaws, in a U shaped patch at front roof of mouth, in bands on sides of roof of mouth, in two patches on base of gill arches behind tongue; operculum with a rounded spine at upper rear; preoperculum with 2 small spines; gill rakers long and slender, 20 (plus 5 rudiments) on first gill arch; tail fin joined to dorsal and anal fins but tail rays extended well to rear, with straight rear margin; pelvic fins inserted under preoperculum, each consisting of a pair of long rays that extend well past the anus; pectorals long and narrow; scales small (~100 longitudinal rows), smooth, well overlapping, entirely covering body and head; lateral line high, follows dorsal profile, ends at ~ last 15% of tail. Upper 2/3 of head and body pale silvery brown finely speckled with black, shading to silvery white below; dorsal and anal fins - bases pale, outer 3/4 blackish, with narrow white margin; tail blackish, with white rear margin; pectorals and pelvics white; inside mouth white at front, black at rear and in gill cavity. Size: reaches 15 cm. Habitat: on sand and mud bottoms. Depth: 85-310 m. The SW and NE Gulf of California to Colombia. Attributes Abundance: Common. Cites: Not listed. Climate Zone: Northern Subtropical (Cortez Province + Sinaloan Gap); Northern Tropical (Mexican Province to Nicaragua + Revillagigedos); Equatorial (Costa Rica to Ecuador + Galapagos, Clipperton, Cocos, Malpelo); North Temperate (Californian Province &/or Northern Gulf of California). Depth Range Max: 310 m. Depth Range Min: 85 m. Diet: mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs); bony fishes. Eastern Pacific Range: Northern limit=31; Southern limit=3; Western limit=-113; Eastern limit=-78; Latitudinal range=28; Longitudinal range=35. Egg Type: Pelagic; Pelagic larva. Feeding Group: Carnivore. FishBase Habitat: Bentho-Pelagic. Global Endemism: Tropical Eastern Pacific (TEP) endemic; East Pacific endemic; All species. Habitat: Mud; Sand & gravel; Soft bottom (mud, sand,gravel, beach, estuary & mangrove); Soft bottom only. Inshore Offshore: Inshore; Inshore Only. IUCN Red List: Not evaluated / Listed. Length Max: 15 cm. Regional Endemism: Continent; Continent only; TEP endemic; Continental TEP endemic; 3 provinces (Cortez + Mexican + Panamic) endemic; All species. Residency: Resident. Salinity: Marine; Marine Only. Water Column Position: Bottom; Bottom only; Names Scientific source: Integrated Taxonomic Information System Links to other sites Fishbase Catalog of Fishes Integrated Taxonomic Information System References Findley, L.T., Hendrickx, M.E., Brusca, R.C., van der Heiden, A.M., Hastings, P.A., Torre, J., 2003., Diversidad de la Macrofauna Marina del Golfo de California, Mexico., CD-ROM versión 1.0. Projecto de la Macrofauna del Golfo .  Derechos reservados de los autores y Conservación Internacional. García-Rodríguez , F. J. and Aurioles-Gamboa, D., 1997., Contribución al conocimiento de la diversidad íctica en la Bahía de La Paz por … lobo marino de California, Zalophus californianus californianus. En Urbán Ramírez, J. y M. Ramírez Rodríguez (Eds.). La Bahía de La Paz investigación y conservación., Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur:151-162. Gilbert, C.H., 1890., A preliminary report on the fishes collected by the steamer "Albatross" on the Pacific coast of North America during the year 1889, with descriptions of twelve new genera and ninety-two new species., Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus., 13:49-126. Jimenez-Prado, P., Béarez, P., 2004., Peces marinos del Ecuador continental / Marine fishes of continental Ecuador., SIMBIOE/NAZCA/IFEA tomo 1 y 2. Jordan , D.S. and Evermann, B.W., 1898., The fishes of North and Middle America: a descriptive catalogue of the species of fish-like vertebrates found in the waters of North America, north of the Isthmus of Panama. Part III., Bull. U.S. Nat. Mus., 47:2183-3136. Lopez , M. I. and Bussing, W. A., 1982., Lista provisional de los peces marinos de la Costa Rica., Revista de Biologia Tropical, 30(1):5-26. Acknowledgements Ross Robertson, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute I thank Ashley MacDonald and John Pickering, University of Georgia, for technical support in building this page. Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation go to Discover Life's Facebook group Following modified from FishBase    Top | See original http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Neobythites&speciesname=stelliferoides ---> http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Neobythites&speciesname=stelliferoides http://52.67.158.155/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Neobythites&speciesname=stelliferoides ---> https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Neobythites&speciesname=stelliferoides https://fishbase.net.br/Summary/speciesSummary.php?genusname=Neobythites&speciesname=stelliferoides ---> https://fishbase.net.br/summary/Neobythites-stelliferoides.html You can sponsor this page Common name (e.g. trout) contains begins with begins with ends with is Genus + Species (e.g. Gadus morhua) About this page More Info Plus d'info Mais info Languages Arabic Bahasa/Malay Bangla Chinese(Si) Chinese(Tr) Deutsch English Español Farsi Français Greek Hindi Italiano Japanese Lao Nederlands Português(Br) Português(Pt) Russian Swedish Thai Vietnamese User feedbacks Comments &   Corrections Fish Forum Guest Book Facebook Citation Uploads Attach website Upload photo Upload video Upload   references Fish Watcher Related species Species in    Neobythites Species in    Ophidiidae - Classification - Neobythitinae Ophidiidae Ophidiiformes Teleostei Chordata Animalia Neobythites stelliferoides Gilbert , 1890 Thread brotula Add your observation in Fish Watcher Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050 This map was computer-generated and has not yet been reviewed. Neobythites stelliferoides   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS Upload your photos  and  videos Pictures | Google image Neobythites stelliferoides Picture by Robertson, R. Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes( genus , species ) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa 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 ) . More on author: Gilbert . Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology Marine; demersal; depth range 90 - 310 m (Ref. 34024 ). Deep-water Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri Eastern Central Pacific: northern Gulf of California to off northern Peru. Size / Weight / Age Maturity: L m   ?   range ? - ? cm Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic) Common species (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 Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator | Collaborators 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 )   Least Concern (LC)  ; Date assessed: 25 May 2007 CITES Not Evaluated CMS (Ref. 116361 ) Not Evaluated Threat to humans   Harmless Human uses FAO - Publication: search | FishSource | More information Countries FAO areas Ecosystems Occurrences Introductions Stocks Ecology Diet Food items Food consumption Ration Common names Synonyms Metabolism Predators Ecotoxicology Reproduction Maturity Spawning Spawning aggregation Fecundity Eggs Egg development Age/Size Growth Length-weight Length-length Length-frequencies Morphometrics Morphology Larvae Larval dynamics Recruitment Abundance BRUVS References Aquaculture Aquaculture profile Strains Genetics Electrophoreses Heritability Diseases Processing Nutrients Mass conversion Collaborators Pictures Stamps, Coins Misc. 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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804 ):  PD 50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00110 (0.00041 - 0.00296), b=3.08 (2.85 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245 ). Trophic level (Ref. 69278 ):  3.5   ±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). Comments & Corrections Back to Search Random Species Back to Top Accessed through: Not available FishBase mirror site : Laguna, Philippines Page last modified by : mrius-barile Updated: 2024-04-25 00:59:43 gmt FishBase | Search | All Living Things | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation