Shadow bristlemouth (Cyclothone parapallida)

Scientific name: Cyclothone parapallida Badcock, 1982

The Shadow bristlemouth (Cyclothone parapallida) is a marine fish of the family Gonostomatidae.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyclothone parapallida
Family
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
6.7
Depth range
0–3140 m (0–10302 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3140 m, usually 900 - 1250 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic Ocean: Equatorial region, its northern limit appears to be around 25?N. Southwest Atlantic: Northeast Brazil. Western Central Pacific: Solomon and Coral seas.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

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

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