Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens) fish species and information / pictures of Benttooth bristlemouth - Cyclothone acclinidens

Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyclothone acclinidens

Common Name
Benttooth bristlemouth

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Light to dark brown or grey-brown in color (Ref. 3991). Branchiostegal rays: 13-15 (Ref. 35800).

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific

Distribution

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters. Southern Ocean: a single specimen recorded near Bouvet Island (56?30'S, 14?29'E). Eastern Pacific: California Current region (Ref. 35800). South China Sea (Ref.74511).

Range

65°N - 57°S, 180°W - 180°E

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

4416 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 0 - 4416 m (Ref. 58018), usually 300 - 1500 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.55 s.e. 0.53 Based on food items.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

3.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5001 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.8)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated