Cataetyx alleni

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

Cataetyx alleni
Head
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
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

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]