Cataetyx Explained

Cataetyx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.

Species

There are currently 12 recognized species in this genus:

• 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