Biology:Cataetyx alleni
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Cataetyx alleni | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: | Cataetyx |
Species: | C. alleni
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Binomial name | |
Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)
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Cataetyx alleni, sometimes called Allen's brotula, is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[3][4][5]
Description
Cataetyx alleni is grey, with a maximum length of 12 cm (4.7 in).[6][7] It has 109–111 dorsal finrays, 79–83 anal finrays, and 31–32 pectoral finrays.[8]
Habitat
Cataetyx alleni is bathydemersal, living at depths of 480–1,000 m (1,570–3,280 ft) in the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.[9][10][11]
Behaviour
Cataetyx alleni reproduces viviparously.[8] It feeds on polychaetes and benthic crustaceans.[9]
References
- ↑ 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 alleni". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126656.
- ↑ "Acta geologica polonica". Muzeum Ziemi. July 20, 1950. https://books.google.com/books?id=uUOySytjVacC&q=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22.
- ↑ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456. https://books.google.com/books?id=fBcwDwAAQBAJ&dq=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22&pg=PA338.
- ↑ "Biologia marina mediterranea". SIBM. July 20, 2002. https://books.google.com/books?id=PIMZAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22.
- ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126656#attributes.
- ↑ "Search". https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2346310.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Cataetyx alleni". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1725.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Cataetyx alleni". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Cataetyx-alleni.html.
- ↑ "Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2346309.
- ↑ Griffiths, Huw I.; Kryštufek, Boris; Reed, Jane M. (November 1, 2004). Balkan Biodiversity: Pattern and Process in the European Hotspot. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781402028533. https://books.google.com/books?id=0YbtOyL_XNUC&dq=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22&pg=PA296.
Wikidata ☰ Q2280645 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cataetyx alleni.
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