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Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927 |
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photo by
Bañón Díaz, R. |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 65 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 500 - 2400 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: scattered localities around the British Isles, Azores and France, along the coast of West Africa to the Cape of Good Hope; also recorded from the western Mediterranean. Reported from Iceland (Ref. 12462). Reported from the Gulf of Mexico (Ref. 37039). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 98-107; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 75-83; Vertebrae: 60-61. Branchiostegal rays 8. | |||
| Biology: | Uncommon bathydemersal or benthopelagic species (Ref. 34024). Viviparous (Ref. 4758). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||