Cnemidocarpa bythia (Herdman, 1881)
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Family:  Styelidae ()
Max. size:  2 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  sessile; marine; depth range 3000 - 7000 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean, Indo-Pacific, Antarctic, and the Mediterranean: Subantarctic Region, Western South America, and Europe.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Minimum depth from Ref. 2892. Attached to small stones (Ref. 1744). Generally fixed on rocky bottom, loose blocks, polymetallic nodules and plates, and shells (Ref. 2665).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans: 
Country info:  Known from northern Peru (Ref. 3462). Reported from Northern Peru trough, NAUTIPERC cruise of RV Nadir, dive no 1-9-2 of the DSV Nautile, 5°35.2'S, 81°53.5'W, 5040 m (Ref. 2665).

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