Cataetyx alleni
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Genus: | Cataetyx |
| Species: | C. alleni
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| Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)
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Cataetyx alleni, sometimes called Allen's brotula, is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[3][4][5]
Description
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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
[edit]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
[edit]Cataetyx alleni reproduces viviparously.[8] It feeds on polychaetes and benthic crustaceans.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Denmark), Jorgen Nielsen (Natural History Museum of; Denmark), Steen Wilhelm Knudsen (Natural History Museum; Franz Uiblein (Institute of Marine Research, Norway) (July 8, 2014). "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: Cataetyx alleni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Acta geologica polonica". Muzeum Ziemi. July 20, 1950 – via Google Books.
- ^ Priede, Imants G. (August 10, 2017). Deep-Sea Fishes: Biology, Diversity, Ecology and Fisheries. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781316033456 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Biologia marina mediterranea". SIBM. July 20, 2002 – via Google Books.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". www.marinespecies.org.
- ^ "Search". www.gbif.org.
- ^ a b "Marine Species Identification Portal : Cataetyx alleni". species-identification.org.
- ^ a b "Cataetyx alleni". www.fishbase.se.
- ^ "Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)". www.gbif.org.
- ^ Griffiths, Huw I.; Kryštufek, Boris; Reed, Jane M. (November 1, 2004). Balkan Biodiversity: Pattern and Process in the European Hotspot. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9781402028533 – via Google Books.
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