Bassozetus elongatus Smith & Radcliffe, 1913
Bassozetus elongatus
photo by FAO

 Family:  Ophidiidae (Cusk-eels), subfamily: Neobythitinae
 Max. size:  48 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 1990 - 4970 m
 Distribution:  Indian Ocean (Ref. 34024). Western Central Pacific: off New Caledonia and Philippines (Ref. 31524) and the Gulf of Tomini, Celebes, Indonesia (Ref. 26282).
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal soft rays (total): 122-128; Anal soft rays: 104-108; Vertebrae: 68-70. Snout inflated; eyes much smaller than snout; opercular spine weak or absent; preopercle without spines and posteriorly expanded almost reaching posterior margin of opercle; pseudobranchial filaments 2 (Ref. 34024).
 Biology:  Specimens were caught on or near the bottom from upper slope to abyssal depths (Ref. 84269). Uncommon species (Ref. 34024). Oviparous, with oval pelagic eggs floating in a gelatinous mass (Ref. 205).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Torres, Armi G. - 15.10.99
 Modified by: Capuli, Estelita Emily - 02.06.10
 Checked by: Garilao, Cristina V. - 29.09.00

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