- Source: Cataetyx laticeps
Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).
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.
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.
Behaviour
Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer.