Rubynose brotula (Cataetyx rubrirostris)

Scientific name: Cataetyx rubrirostris Gilbert, 1890

The Rubynose brotula (Cataetyx rubrirostris) is a marine fish of the family Bythitidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 100-114; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 74 - 86; Vertebrae: 59 - 63. scales present on body and head; eye diameter less than snout length; prominent opercular spine present; lateral ethmoid bone developed as a sharp retrorse suborbital spine; palatine teeth present; 3 well developed rakers on first arch; male intromittent organ on a broad, fleshy pad or stalk; branchiostegal rays: 8.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cataetyx rubrirostris
Family
Bythitidae (Viviparous brotulas)
Order
Ophidiiformes (Cusk eels)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
15.7
Depth range
300–1000 m (984–3281 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 300 - 1000 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: northern Oregon, USA to Pacific coast of Baja California and the Gulf of California. Specimens from the Gulf of Panama and Chile either this species or still undescribed.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tmax>3)

Sources

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

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