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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Cataetyx: Greek, kata = down + Greek, etix, stixo, stizo = to prick, to puncture.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ökologie
seewasser bathydemersal; tiefenbereich 140 - 1649 m (Ref. 75877). Deep-water; 42°S - 57°S
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina. Records from South Africa and New Zealand are erroneous (Ref. 34024).
Size / Gewicht / Alter
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 27363)
Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt) : 0; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt) : 100; Afterflossenstacheln: 0; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 70. Body uniformly dark brown with ventral parts of head and trunk pale. Pelvic fins pale brown, remaining fins dark brown (Ref. 27363).
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Fortpflanzung | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)
Bedrohung für Menschen
Harmless
Nutzung durch Menschen
Fischereien: nicht kommerziell
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 2.9 - 6.1, mean 4.3 °C (based on 70 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5002 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00457 (0.00179 - 0.01169), b=3.10 (2.87 - 3.33), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.6 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Widerstandsfähigkeit (Ref.
120179): niedrig, Verdopplung der Population dauert 4,5 - 14 Jahre. (Assuming Fec < 100).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (24 of 100).