Neobythites stigmosus
- Usual depth198–495 m
- Water temperature18–28 °C
- Best monthsOctober
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 3 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 17 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 198–495 m · Deepest record: 680 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 18–28 °C
Names and classification
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Shimaitachiuo, シマイタチウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 多斑新鼬魚, 多斑新鼬鳚, 斑新鼬魚, 鼬魚
Similar species
- Blackedge Cusk-Eel
Neobythites analis
- Twospot Cusk
Neobythites bimaculatus
- Crosnier's Cusk Eel
Neobythites crosnieri
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 126 open-data records from 1906 to 2007.
- Species data updated November 4, 2026.
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