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Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels) >
Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas)
Etymology: Cataetyx: Greek, kata = down + Greek, etix, stixo, stizo = to prick, to puncture.
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to the Messier Strait, Patagonia, Chile, where the holoype was collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري قاعية المعيشة; نطاق العمق 140 - 1649 m (Ref. 75877). Deep-water; 42°S - 57°S
Southeast Pacific and Southwest Atlantic: Patagonian region of Chile and Argentina. Records from South Africa and New Zealand are erroneous (Ref. 34024).
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.6 cm SL ذكر/ مختلط الجنس; (Ref. 27363)
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع) : 0; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع) : 100; شوكة شرجية: 0; أشعه شرجية لينه: 70. Body uniformly dark brown with ventral parts of head and trunk pale. Pelvic fins pale brown, remaining fins dark brown (Ref. 27363).
Uncommon species (Ref. 34024).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
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