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

pectoral 23-27
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.

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- Salinity
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- Marine
- Marine Only
- Inshore/Offshore
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- In & Offshore
- Inshore
- Offshore
- Water Column Position
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- Bottom
- Bottom + water column
- Near Bottom
- Habitat
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- Soft bottom (mud/sand/gravel/beach/estuary/mangrove/seagrass)
- Soft bottom only
- Water column
- Mud
- FishBase Habitat
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- Bathydemersal
- Feeding Group
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- Carnivore
- Data
- Diet
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- Data
- Bony fishes
- Mobile benthic crustacea (shrimps/crabs)
- Mobile benthic gastropods/bivalves
- Egg Type
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- Data
- Pelagic
- Pelagic larva
- Global Endemism
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- All species
- Greater Caribbean endemic
- West Atlantic Endemic
- Regional Endemism
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- Continent
- Continent + Island (s)
- Extends South of GC
- GC endemic
- Island (s)
- All species
- Residency
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- Resident
- Climate Zone
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- Equatorial (0-10N, Costa Rica / Venezuela)
- Subtropical (23-35N, Florida / Carolinas / Bermuda)
- Tropical (10-23N, Nicaragua / Cuba)
- IUCN Red List
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- Least concern
- Listed
- CITES
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- Not listed
- Length Max
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- 15.2
- Depth Range Min
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- 100
- Depth Range Max
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- 770