Kingdom Animalia Subfamily Bythitinae Scientific name Cataetyx messieri Higher classification Cataetyx Order Ophidiiformes | Family Bythitidae Genus Cataetyx Phylum Chordata Rank Species | |
Similar Cataetyx, Ophidiiformes, Thalassobathia | ||
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.
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