Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens)

Scientific name: Cyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899

Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens)

The Benttooth bristlemouth (Cyclothone acclinidens) is a marine fish of the family Gonostomatidae.

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. Branchiostegal rays: 13-15.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyclothone acclinidens
Family
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
3.6
Depth range
0–4416 m (0–14488 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous; depth range 0 - 4416 m, usually 300 - 1500 m
Climate
Deep-water
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. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.8)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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