Slender bristlemouth (Cyclothone pseudopallida)

Scientific name: Cyclothone pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964

Slender bristlemouth (Cyclothone pseudopallida)

The Slender bristlemouth (Cyclothone pseudopallida) is a marine fish of the family Gonostomatidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 21; Vertebrae: 29 - 34. Light to dark brown in color. Branchiostegal rays: 14.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Cyclothone pseudopallida
Family
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order
Stomiiformes (Lightfishes and Dragonfishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
4.6
Depth range
0–4938 m (0–16201 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 4938 m, usually 300 - 1400 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in deep water of tropical to temperate zones. Southern Ocean: between the Antarctic Polar Front and the Antarctic continental shelf of the Indian Ocean sector, near the Balleny Islands, and the Scotia Sea. Eastern Pacific: California Current region. South China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: of no interest
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming Fec

Sources

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

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