White Brotula
Cataetyx chthamalorhynchus
- Usual depth940–1,170 m
- Water temperature10–18 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonRare
About this species
Cataetyx is a genus of viviparous brotulas.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cataetyx”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 940–1,170 m · Deepest record: 1,365 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 10–18 °C
Names and classification
- English
- White Brotula
Similar species
Grey BrotulaBidenichthys consobrinus
- Gelatinous Blindfish
Aphyonus gelatinosus
- Spotted Gelatinous Cusk
Barathronus maculatus
- Slimy Cusk
Brosmophyciops pautzkei
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 12 open-data records from 1983 to 2013.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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