Cataetyx laticeps

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Cataetyx laticeps
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Genus: Cataetyx
Species:
C. laticeps
Binomial name
Cataetyx laticeps
(Koefoed, 1927)
Synonyms[2]
  • Cataetyx memorabilis Meyer-Rochow, 1970

Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).[3][4]

Cataetyx laticeps is dark brown in colour, and has a broad head, as indicated by the specific name laticeps, with a maximum length of 65 cm (26 in) and eyes on the dorsolateral.[5][6] It has 98–107 dorsal soft rays, 75–83 anal soft rays, 8 branchiostegal rays and 60 or 61 vertebrae.[7][8]

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