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Cataetyx alleni (Byrne, 1906) |
| Family: | Bythitidae (Livebearing brotulas) | |||
| Max. size: | 12 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 480 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: France to Portugal and the Ligurian Sea in the Mediterranean. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | A locally abundant species that feeds on polychaetes and benthic crustaceans (Ref. 34024). Viviparous (Ref. 4758). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 08 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||