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Cyclothone

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Gonostomatidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Stomiiformes

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Scientific name
  
Cyclothone

Rank
  
Genus

Cyclothone Fish Identification

Similar
  
Gonostomatidae, Veiled anglemouth, Stomiiformes, Gonostoma, Argyropelecus

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Cyclothone is a genus of bioluminescent bristlemouths which typically grow to around 3 inches (though some species are known to be larger). They are most commonly found at depths exceeding 1000 feet.

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Cyclothone Fish Identification

The genus is believed to be more abundant than any other vertebrate genus on Earth, numbering up to quadrillion individuals.

Cyclothone Breeding in the deep sea Adaptations to fish living in the deep sea

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Species

There are currently 13 recognized extant and one extinct species in this genus:

Cyclothone Fish Identification

  • Cyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899 (Benttooth bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone alba A. B. Brauer, 1906 (Bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone atraria C. H. Gilbert, 1905 (Deep-water bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926 (Garrick)
  • Cyclothone kobayashii Miya, 1994 (Kobayashi's bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone livida A. B. Brauer, 1902
  • Cyclothone microdon (Günther, 1878) (Veiled anglemouth)
  • Cyclothone obscura A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Hidden bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone pallida A. B. Brauer, 1902 (Tan bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone parapallida Badcock, 1982 (Shadow bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964 (Slender bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen & Tåning, 1926
  • Cyclothone signata Garman, 1899 (Showy bristlemouth)
  • Cyclothone mukhachevae Nazarkin, 2015 – extinct, from the Miocene.

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    Cyclothone Cyclothone acclinidens Benttooth Bristlemouth Specimen Photo

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    References

    Cyclothone Wikipedia
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