Nielsen's catetyx (Cataetyx nielseni)

Scientific name: Cataetyx nielseni Balushkin & Prokofiev, 2005

The Nielsen's catetyx (Cataetyx nielseni) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae. Native range: Southwest Pacific, Heracles Bank, the South-Pacific Rise.

Biology

Dorsal soft rays (total): 129; Anal soft rays: 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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cataetyx nielseni
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
18.0
Depth range
265 m (869 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range ? - 265 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: Heracles Bank, the South-Pacific Rise.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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