Cataetyx

Cataetyx
C. messieri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Bythitinae
Genus: Cataetyx
Günther, 1887
Type species
Sirembo messieri
Günther, 1878[1]

Cataetyx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:[2]

  • Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906)
  • Cataetyx bruuni (J. G. Nielsen & Nybelin, 1963)
  • Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus Cohen, 1981
  • Cataetyx hawaiiensis Gosline, 1954
  • Cataetyx laticeps Koefoed, 1927
  • Cataetyx lepidogenys (H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1913)
  • Cataetyx messieri (Günther, 1878) (Hair-lip brotula)
  • Cataetyx nielseni Balushkin & Prokofiev, 2005 (Nielsen's catetyx)
  • Cataetyx niki Cohen, 1981 (Brown brotula)
  • Cataetyx platyrhynchus Machida, 1984
  • Cataetyx rubrirostris C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (Rubynose brotula)
  • Cataetyx simus Garman, 1899
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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Cataetyx". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cataetyx in FishBase. June 2012 version.


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