Species: Neobythites multiocellatus, Ocellated Brotula, Threespot Cusk-eel, Threespot Brotula

Neobythites multiocellatus Nielsen & Uiblein & Mincarone, 2009

Threespot Cusk-eel, Ocellated Brotula, Threespot Brotula

Head and body compressed, tapering strongly at rear; head large (at least half of length before anal fin); eye large (~equal to snout length); mouth large (extends behind eye), slightly oblique, at front; teeth small, simple on front (a V shaped patch) and sides of roof of mouth, two tooth patches on base of gill arches behind tongue; 4+1+11 long gill rakers; upper rear corner of operculum with a large, straight, round spine; preoperculum with 1 broad, weak spine at its lower angle; dorsal fin origin over pectoral base, 98 (94-101) rays; anal fin 83 (79-90) rays; pectorals 25 (23-27); pelvics close together and inserted under preoperculum, each fin consisting of a pair of rays that are united by a membrane near their bases, 20 (15.5-23)% SL; tail fin joined to dorsal and anal fins but extends well behind them; lateral line incomplete (restricted to front 85% of body and tail); head and body entirely covered with smooth scales, 7 scale rows between lateral line and dorsal fin.

Light brown; dorsal fin with a small dark spot at front, plus 3 (rarely 4) ocelli; front ocellus at mid-body just behind level of anal fin origin; sometimes 1-4 dark spots on anal fin.

Reaches 15.2 cm SL.

Lives on and above soft bottoms.

Depth range: 100-770 m.

The Bahamas and the Caribbean.