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Cataetyx laticeps
Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).
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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. It has 98–107 dorsal soft rays, 75–83 anal soft rays, 8 branchiostegal rays and 60 or 61 vertebrae.
Range & habitat
Cataetyx laticeps is benthopelagic or bathydemersal, living at depths of 500–2,400 m (1,600–7,900 ft). It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Behaviour”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 459252.