Neobythites ocellatus Günther 1887

Mincarone, Michael M., Nielsen, Jørgen G., Costa, Paulo A. S. & Rv, Rv, 2008, Deep-sea ophidiiform fishes collected on the Brazilian continental slope, between 11 ° and 23 ° S, Zootaxa 1770 (1), pp. 41-64 : 54

Neobythites ocellatus Günther 1887

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Material examined. 12 specimens, 99–150 mm SL: MOVI 38799-38800 (2, 113– 127 mm), E-0516; MOVI 39146-39153 (8, 97– 147 mm), E-0511; MOVI 39185 (1, 120 mm) and MOVI 39138 (1, 105 mm), E-0500 .

Diagnosis. None to one weak preopercular spine; dorsal fin with 2 distinct ocelli and none in anal fin.

Distribution. Continental Slope off Brazil from 9°– 16°S, at depths from 233 to 641 m.

Remarks. Colleted off Bahia, from 233 to 433 m depth. All the characters of the 12 specimens are very similar to those of the holotype of N. ocellatus (Nielsen 1999, Table 4). The anterior of the two dorsal fin ocelli is placed in front of a line through the anus and the posterior behind the line. Neobythites gilli is also characterized by having two distinct dorsal fin ocelli, but both are placed behind a line through the anus.

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FIGURE 3. Ophidiiform fishes collected off eastern Brazil during Thalassa and Astro Garoupa expeditions (asterisks indicate photo of preserved specimens): A. Echiodon cryomargarites*; B. Snyderidia canina; C. Acanthonus armatus; D. Barathrites parri; E. Barathrodemus manatinus; F. Bassogigas gilli; G. Bassozetus robustus; H. Dicrolene kanazawai; I. Eretmichthys pinnatus*; J. Holcomycteronus squamosus; K. Luciobrotula sp.*; L. Lamprogrammus brunswigi; M. Monomitopus agassizii*; N. Neobythites monocellatus*; O. Neobythites ocellatus*; P. Neobythites sp.*; Q.Penopus microphthalmus; R. Porogadus catena*; S. Porogadus miles; T. Xyelacyba myersi; U. Cataetyx messieri*; V. Diplacanthopoma brachysoma*.