Biology:Cataetyx laticeps
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Cataetyx |
| Species: | C. laticeps
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| Binomial name | |
| Cataetyx laticeps (Koefoed, 1927)
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Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[3][4]
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.[5][6] It has 98–107 dorsal soft rays, 75–83 anal soft rays, 8 branchiostegal rays and 60 or 61 vertebrae.[7][8]
Habitat
Cataetyx laticeps is benthopelagic or bathydemersal, living at depths of 500–2,400 m (1,600–7,900 ft).[9] It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea.[10]
Behaviour
Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer.[5][11]
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 laticeps". https://www.iucnredlist.org/en.
- ↑ "EUNIS -Species scientific and common names result". https://eunis.eea.europa.eu/species-names-result.jsp?pageSize=10&relationOp=2&typeForm=0&showGroup=true&showOrder=true&showFamily=true&showScientificName=true&showVernacularNames=false&showValidName=true&searchSynonyms=true&sort=2&ascendency=0&scientificName=Cataetyx+laticeps.
- ↑ 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=Cataetyx+laticeps&pg=PA338.
- ↑ Goffredo, Stefano; Dubinsky, Zvy (September 9, 2013). The Mediterranean Sea: Its history and present challenges. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9789400767041. https://books.google.com/books?id=4VfFBAAAQBAJ&dq=Cataetyx+laticeps&pg=PA387.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 McEachran, John; Fechhelm, Janice D. (July 19, 1998). Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico, Vol. 1: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes. University of Texas Press. ISBN 9780292752061. https://books.google.com/books?id=lAgyDQAAQBAJ&dq=Cataetyx+laticeps&pg=PA743.
- ↑ Smith, Margaret M.; Heemstra, Phillip C. (December 6, 2012). Smiths' Sea Fishes. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9783642828584. https://books.google.com/books?id=FnTpCAAAQBAJ&dq=Cataetyx+laticeps&pg=PA355.
- ↑ "Cataetyx laticeps". https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10248.
- ↑ "Cataetyx laticeps | NBN Atlas". https://species.nbnatlas.org/species/NHMSYS0000335426.
- ↑ 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. https://books.google.com/books?id=zps3DwAAQBAJ&dq=Cataetyx+laticeps&pg=PA186.
- ↑ "Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927". https://www.gbif.org/species/2346315.
- ↑ "Marine Species Identification Portal : Cataetyx laticeps". http://species-identification.org/species.php?species_group=fnam&id=1726.
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