| Family: |
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| Max. size: |
10.1 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 1964 - 2045 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Atlantic: Brazil. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal soft rays (total): 78-78; Anal soft rays: 69-69; Vertebrae: 78-78. This species is distinguished from the other four Barathronus species with a transparent peritoneum by the following set of characters: D 78, A 69, pectoral-fin rays 21; vertebrae, precaudal 33, total 78; vomer with eight fangs; anterior gill arch with 25 long rakers; predorsal length 42% SL; absence of pair of bulbs at base of penis; with a ventral flexure of anterior vertebrae; fresh or newly caught specimen overall yellowish to white reddish and lack of black pigment both in skin and peritoneum; otolith oval, 1.7 times as long as thick and with small centrally placed undivided sulcus (Ref. 121928). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 09 October 2018 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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