Bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba) fish species and information / pictures of Bristlemouth - Cyclothone alba

Bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyclothone alba

Common Name
Bristlemouth

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20

Classification

Classified By

Brauer, 1906

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae)

Distribution

Region

Circumglobal. Atlantic Ocean

Distribution

Circumglobal. Atlantic Ocean: scattered records from Iceland (Ref. 12462) to the tropical region (Ref. 4769); off Saldanha, South Africa (Ref. 3991). Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559), Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6993), Australia (Ref. 7300). Southeast Pacific: Peru (Ref. 45845). South China Sea (Ref.74511)

Range

60°N -

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

25 m

Depth To - meters

4938 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 4938 m (Ref. 58302), usually 300 - 800 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3.08 s.e. 0.28 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

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

2.9 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 (10 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated