Scientific Name
Cyclothone atraria
Common Name
Deep-water bristlemouth
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 12-15;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 17 - 20;
Vertebrae: 31 - 33. Body dark-brown or black; margin of scale pockets especially dark; area immediately anterior to anal origin densely pigmented and not transparent; peritoneum black, ending above area between 3rd and 4th VAV, usually invisible from the outside (Ref. 559). Gill lamellae free and reduced (Ref. 559).