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Species of fish

Cataetyx laticeps
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Cataetyx
Species: C. laticeps
Binomial name
Cataetyx laticeps
(Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms
  • Cataetyx memorabilis Meyer-Rochow, 1970

Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).

Description

Cataetyx laticeps is dark brown in colour, and has a broad head, as indicated by the specific name laticeps, with a maximum length of 65 cm (26 in) and eyes on the dorsolateral. It has 98–107 dorsal soft rays, 75–83 anal soft rays, 8 branchiostegal rays and 60 or 61 vertebrae.

Habitat

Cataetyx laticeps is benthopelagic or bathydemersal, living at depths of 500–2,400 m (1,600–7,900 ft). It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea.

Behaviour

Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer.

References

  1. Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (July 8, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cataetyx laticeps". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
  2. "EUNIS -Species scientific and common names result". eunis.eea.europa.eu.
  3. Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
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  8. "Cataetyx laticeps | NBN Atlas". species.nbnatlas.org.
  9. Ramos, Ana; Ramil, Fran; Sanz, José Luis (September 25, 2017). Deep-Sea Ecosystems Off Mauritania: Research of Marine Biodiversity and Habitats in the Northwest African Margin. Springer. ISBN 9789402410235 – via Google Books.
  10. "Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927". www.gbif.org.
  11. "Marine Species Identification Portal : Cataetyx laticeps". species-identification.org.
Taxon identifiers
Cataetyx laticeps


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