Bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba)

Species facts

Scientific name

Cyclothone alba

Family

Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)

Order

Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)

Class

Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)

Maximum length

2.9

Depth range

25–4938 m (82–16201 ft)

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 25 - 4938 m, usually 300 - 800 m

Climate

Deep-water

Distribution

Circumglobal. Atlantic Ocean: scattered records from Iceland to the tropical region; off Saldanha, South Africa. Western Pacific: Japan, Papua New Guinea, Australia. Southeast Pacific: Peru. 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 (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)