Scientific Name
Neobythites pallidus
Common Name
Pale cusk
Biology
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 97-101;
Anal
soft rays: 82 - 86;
Vertebrae: 58 - 60. Two spines on hind margin of preoperculum, 14-16 long rakers on anterior gill arch, 4-6 pseudobranchial filaments, longest gill filaments on anterior arch 2.8-4.8 % head length, no ocelli, dark blotches or vertical bands on body.