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Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae)

The Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae) family has 20 species in the Guppies.za.net fish encyclopedia. None are commonly kept in home aquariums, so these profiles are reference entries.

Species in this family

  • Atlantic fangjaw (Gonostoma atlanticum)Atlantic fangjawGonostoma atlanticum
  • Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens)Benttooth bristlemouthCyclothone acclinidens
  • Bighead portholefish (Margrethia obtusirostra)Bighead portholefishMargrethia obtusirostra
  • Bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba)BristlemouthCyclothone alba
  • Deep-water bristlemouth (Cyclothone atraria)Deep-water bristlemouthCyclothone atraria
  • Ebeling's fangjawSigmops ebelingi
  • Elongated bristlemouth fishGonostoma elongatum
  • Garrick (Cyclothone braueri)GarrickCyclothone braueri
  • Hidden bristlemouth (Cyclothone obscura)Hidden bristlemouthCyclothone obscura
  • Kobayashi's bristlemouthCyclothone kobayashii
  • Longray fangjaw (Bonapartia pedaliota)Longray fangjawBonapartia pedaliota
  • Pacific portholefish (Diplophos taenia)Pacific portholefishDiplophos taenia
  • Rebains' portholefish (Diplophos rebainsi)Rebains' portholefishDiplophos rebainsi
  • Shadow bristlemouthCyclothone parapallida
  • Showy bristlemouth (Cyclothone signata)Showy bristlemouthCyclothone signata
  • Slender bristlemouth (Cyclothone pseudopallida)Slender bristlemouthCyclothone pseudopallida
  • Slender fangjaw (Sigmops gracilis)Slender fangjawSigmops gracilis
  • Spark anglemouth (Sigmops bathyphilus)Spark anglemouthSigmops bathyphilus
  • Tan bristlemouth (Cyclothone pallida)Tan bristlemouthCyclothone pallida
  • Veiled anglemouth (Cyclothone microdon)Veiled anglemouthCyclothone microdon
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