Genus Bythites

Bythites Reinhardt, 1835

Body short. Depth at anus 5-6 times in SL. Teeth somewhat separate, needle-like. Palatine teeth present. Anterior gill arch with O-1 developed raker. Head without scales. Caught in bottom trawls between 200 and 800 m depths. Viviparous.

Species 3; in Clofnam area 1.

Recent revision: Nielsen and Cohen (1973).

Species of this genus in the program:
Bythites islandicus

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