Cataetyx laticeps

Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).^[3][4]

Cataetyx laticeps
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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]
Cataetyx memorabilis Meyer-Rochow, 1970

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]