Symphurus bathyspilus Krabbenhoft & Munroe 2003

Characterized by the combination of a predominant 1-2-2 pattern of interdigitation of dorsal pterygiophores and neural spines; 14 caudal-fin rays; 91-100 dorsal-fin rays; 78-87 anal-fin rays; 50-54 vertebrae, a pointed snout, black peritoneum, and distinctive features of its ocular- and blind-side coloration (in alcohol) including ocular-side background coloration uniformly bright (freshly captured) to darker reddish-brown with some specimens having a series of faint, reddish-brown, incomplete crossbands; outer surface of ocular-side opercle yellowish with reddish-brown speckles; dorsal and anal fins darker reddish-brown anteriorly, fading to a pale reddish posteriorly; blind side uniformly yellowish to straw-colored, except proximal pterygiophore regions of dorsal and anal fins with dense covering of reddish-brown speckles; both sides of dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins covered with dense concentrations of small red speckles; speckling especially dense on blind-side body in region around anus and also on both sides of pelvic fin (Ref. 51120).

Dorsal soft rays (total): 91 - 100; Analsoft rays: 78 - 87; Vertebrae: 50 - 54

Appears to feed on small fishes and crustaceans (Ref. 51120).

主要分布在菲律賓周邊海域，臺灣的標本主要採樣自東港的下雜魚堆。

深海魚類，不具經濟價值。

體長舌形且體高窄；兩眼均位於左側，眼小，兩眼相接。口小；口裂近於水平；口角緣近吻端；吻不彎曲呈鉤狀；無副上頜骨；無眼側具細小絨毛狀齒；鋤骨與腭骨無齒。鰓膜與峽部分離。兩側被櫛鱗；兩側皆無側線。背鰭與臀鰭與尾鰭相連；第一及第二背鰭位於眼睛前方；無胸鰭；腹鰭與臀鰭相連；尾鰭尖形；前5根神經 棘的背鰭插入骨(ID Pattern)為1-2-2-2-2；背鰭鱗數 91-100；臀鰭軟條數78-87；腹鰭軟條數 4；尾鰭軟條數14；脊椎骨數50-54。眼側體褐色，鰭基部顏色較深，腹膜呈藍黑色。 盲側為白色至淺黃色；並具有細小黑點分布在背鰭及臀鰭基部。。

為棲息於水深248-500公尺的底棲性深海魚，生態習性所知甚少。