Cataetyx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
| Cataetyx | |
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| C. messieri | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Subfamily: | Bythitinae |
| Genus: | Cataetyx Günther, 1887 |
| Type species | |
| Sirembo messieri Günther, 1878[1]
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Species
editThere 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
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Cataetyx". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cataetyx". FishBase. June 2012 version.
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