Neobythitinae
Neobythitinae is a subfamily of cusk eel from the family Ophidiidae. They are mostly fishes of deeper waters, occurring from the continental shelf down to as deep as 8,370 metres (27,460 ft) at the bottom of the Puerto Rico trench where the deepest known fish, Abyssobrotula galatheae, has been taken.
Neobythitinae | |
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Twospot brotula (Neobythites gilli). Gulf of Mexico. | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Ophidiidae |
Subfamily: | Neobythitinae Radcliffe, 1913 |
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