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Cataetyx nielseni Balushkin & Prokofiev, 2005 Nielsen's catetyx |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 18 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 265 m | |||
| Distribution: | Southwest Pacific: Heracles Bank, the South-Pacific Rise and New Zealand. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal soft rays (total): 129-129; Anal soft rays: 93-93. Distinguished by having a granule-like teeth on jaws; dorsal rays 129; anal rays 93; pectoral rays 30; lateral basibranchial tooth-plates 2 in the insertion of the third pair of gill arches; snout of moderate length (about 4 times HL); large eye (15.9% HL); body dark colored (Ref. 58053). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 August 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||