Biology:Cataetyx alleni

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Cataetyx alleni
Cataetyx alleni - Image from page 264 of "Annali del Museo civico di storia naturale Giacomo Doria" (1916).jpg
Head
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Cataetyx
Species:
C. alleni
Binomial name
Cataetyx alleni
(Byrne, 1906)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cataetyx brevis Koefoed, 1927
  • Cataetyx leucos Osório, 1917
  • Oculospinus brevis Koefoed, 1927
  • Pteridium alleni Byrne, 1906

Cataetyx alleni, sometimes called Allen's brotula, is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[3][4][5]

Description

Dorsal view

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

  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 alleni". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en. 
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126656. 
  3. "Acta geologica polonica". Muzeum Ziemi. July 20, 1950. https://books.google.com/books?id=uUOySytjVacC&q=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22. 
  4. 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. 
  5. "Biologia marina mediterranea". SIBM. July 20, 2002. https://books.google.com/books?id=PIMZAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Cataetyx+alleni%22. 
  6. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=126656#attributes. 
  7. "Search". https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?taxon_key=2346310. 
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Marine Species Identification Portal : Cataetyx alleni". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1725. 
  9. 9.0 9.1 "Cataetyx alleni". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Cataetyx-alleni.html. 
  10. "Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". https://www.gbif.org/species/2346309. 
  11. 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. 

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