Family : Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels) , subfamily: Neobythitinae
Order : Ophidiiformes  (cusk eels)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Enchelybrotula paucidens
Max size :
Environment : bathydemersal ; depth range 1993 - 2820 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific: known from two specimens taken from the Celebes Sea and Bay of Bengal.
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 130-130. Body long and compressed; head short, 3 or more times in preanal; eyes small; branchiostegal rays 7; jaw teeth sharp-pointed, compressed, in a single row; median basibranchial tooth patches 2; gill rakers short, spiny tubercle pads; caudal fin rays 8; precaudal vertebrae 22-23 (Ref. 34024). Body depth at anus greater than head length (Ref. 34024).
Biology : Rare species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins. 1999. (Ref. 34024)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses