Hairlip brotula
Hairlip brotula | |
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Drawing by R. Mintern | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Genus: | Cataetyx |
Species: | C. messieri |
Binomial name | |
Cataetyx messieri Günther, 1878 | |
The hairlip brotula, Cataetyx messieri, is a viviparous brotula of the genus Cataetyx, found around South America from Argentina to Chile at depths of between 140 and 1,649 metres (459 and 5,410 ft) . Their length is between 60 and 70 centimetres (24 and 28 in).[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). "Cataetyx messieri" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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