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Etymology: Cataetyx: Greek, kata = down + Greek, etix, stixo, stizo = to prick, to puncture.
More on authors: Smith & Radcliffe.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecología

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 100 - 400 m (Ref. 559). Deep-water

Distribución Países | Áreas FAO | Ecosistemas | Ocurrencias, apariciones | Point map | Introducciones | Faunafri

Western Pacific: Japan and the Philippines.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 13.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 559)

Short description Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total): 0; Radios blandos dorsales (total): 75-81; Espinas anales 0; Radios blandos anales: 49 - 56. Head with scales. Pseudobranches with 2 small filaments. Three gill rakers developed on 1st arch. Attains 13 cm SL.

Rare species (Ref. 34024). Taken in bottom trawls (Ref. 34024).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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Nielsen, J.G., D.M. Cohen, D.F. Markle and C.R. Robins, 1999. Ophidiiform fishes of the world (Order Ophidiiformes). An annotated and illustrated catalogue of pearlfishes, cusk-eels, brotulas and other ophidiiform fishes known to date. FAO Fish. Synop. 125(18):178p. Rome: FAO. (Ref. 34024)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 August 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

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Cataetyx lepidogenys (Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)