Cataetyx laticeps

Cataetyx laticeps is a species of fish in the family Bythitidae (viviparous brotulas).

Description
Cataetyx laticeps is dark brown in colour, and has a broad head, as indicated by the specific name laticeps, with a maximum length of 65 cm and eyes on the dorsolateral. It has 98–107 dorsal soft rays, 75–83 anal soft rays, 8 branchiostegal rays and 60 or 61 vertebrae.

Habitat
Cataetyx laticeps is benthopelagic or bathydemersal, living at depths of 500 - 2400 m. It lives in the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Mediterranean Sea.

Behaviour
Cataetyx laticeps reproduces viviparously and is an obligate lecithotrophic live-bearer.