Showy bristlemouth (Cyclothone signata) fish species and information / pictures of Showy bristlemouth - Cyclothone signata

Showy bristlemouth (Cyclothone signata) fish species information

Scientific Name
Cyclothone signata

Common Name
Showy bristlemouth

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Branchiostegal rays: 12-14.

Classification

Classified By

Garman, 1899

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Lightfishes and Dragonfishes (Stomiiformes)

Family

Bristlemouths (Gonostomatidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Pacific

Distribution

Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea (Ref. 6876), British Columbia (Canada) and Gulf of Panama. Reported from Chile (Ref. 9068). Indian Ocean (Ref. 26165).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

16 m

Depth To - meters

4938 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 16 - 4938 m (Ref. 58302), usually 100 - 800 m (Ref. 58302)

Trophic Level

3 s.e. 0.00 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

3.0 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

Unknown

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