| Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) |
| 82 cm SL (male/unsexed); 106 cm SL (female) |
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benthopelagic; marine; depth range 6 - 9 m |
| Pacific: Hawaiian Islands. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 86; Anal soft rays: 64-66; Vertebrae: 42. Predorsal scales extending to interorbital space; scales present on opercle and preopercle; three overlapping longitudinal rows of prominent sensory papillae on body; body depth at origin of dorsal fin 3.2–3.4 in SL; head length 3.15-3.2 in SL; mouth strongly oblique; edge of preopercle smooth except for a tiny spine at rounded corner; caudal fin joined only basally to dorsal and anal fins; normal life color dark
brown, the sensory papillae on head and body white. |
| From caves off O'ahu and Hawai'i (Ref. 79569). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 16 August 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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