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Thalassobathia pelagica
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Genus:	Thalassobathia
Species:	T. pelagica
Binomial name
Thalassobathia pelagica (Cohen, 1963)

Thalassobathia pelagica is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas). It is sometimes referred to by the common name pelagic brotula.

Description

Thalassobathia pelagica has a maximum length of 22.1 cm (8.7 in). It has 72–79 dorsal soft rays, 58–65 anal soft rays and 22–29 pectoral soft rays. It has 7 branchiostegal rays and its head and body are compressed.

Habitat

Thalassobathia pelagica is bathypelagic, living at depths of 500–1,000 m (1,600–3,300 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean. Two specimens have been collected between Iceland and Ireland, and one from the Gulf of Guinea. It has also been reported from Greenland and Iceland. A specimen from the Bering Sea has uncertain identification as this species.

Behaviour

Thalassobathia pelagica lives in close association with the sea jelly Stygiomedusa gigantea.

References

1. Nielsen, J. G. (February 4, 2009). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Thalassobathia pelagica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
2. "ITIS Standard Report Page: Thalassobathia pelagica". www.itis.gov.
3. "Thalassobathia pelagica - Cohen, 1963". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
4. "National Oceanographic Data Center Taxonomic Code: Numerical (code order) listing". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Environmemtal Satellite, Data, and Information Service. August 20, 1984 – via Google Books.
5. "Pelagic brotula - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-12-30.
6. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Thalassobathia pelagica". species-identification.org.
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