Hairlip brotula

The Hairlip brotula lives in the bathydemersal, marine, depth range 500 - 2400 m environment.

The hairlip brotula, Cataetyx messieri, is a brotula of the genus Cataetyx, found around South America from Argentina to Chile at depths of between 200 and 1,500 m. Their length is between 60 and 70 cm. More

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Common names

Abrivat de cap pla in Catalan (Català)
Brotulide atlantico in Italian (Italiano)
Flathaus in Icelandic (Íslenska)
hairlip brotula in English
Patagonia-itachiuo in Japanese (日本語)
尖尾低蛇鳚 in Chinese (中文)
尖尾低蛇鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑体低蛇鳚 in Mandarin Chinese
黑體低蛇鳚 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Ophidiiformes
Family : Bythitidae
Genus : Cataetyx
Species : Cataetyx laticeps
Authority : Koefoed, 1927