| Cataetyx laticeps | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Cataetyx |
| Species: | C. laticeps |
| Binomial name | |
| Cataetyx laticeps (Koefoed, 1927) | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas). [3] [4]
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]
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]
Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer. [5] [11]
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