Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae Bristlemouths

Genus: Cyclothone

(See list of species below)

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13 species (see list below)

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Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone acclinidens
[Benttooth bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone alba
[Bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone atraria
[Deep-water bristlemouth]

Photo by Costa, F.

Cyclothone braueri
[Garrick]

No picture found
Southern Ocean
Max. Length 4.2 cm SL

Cyclothone kobayashii
[Kobayashi's bristlemouth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone livida
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone microdon
[Veiled anglemouth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone obscura
[Hidden bristlemouth]

Photo by SFSA

Cyclothone pallida
[Tan bristlemouth]

No picture found
Atlantic Ocean
Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

Cyclothone parapallida
[Shadow bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone pseudopallida
[Slender bristlemouth]

Photo by Costa, F.

Cyclothone pygmaea
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone signata
[Showy bristlemouth]

13 Species of Family Gonostomatidae with Genus Cyclothone
(Bristlemouths)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1899	Cyclothone acclinidens	Benttooth bristlemouth	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	6.5 SL
1906	Cyclothone alba	Bristlemouth	Circumglobal. Atlantic O	3.4 SL
1905	Cyclothone atraria	Deep-water bristlemouth	North Pacific	6.2 SL
1926	Cyclothone braueri	Garrick	Atlantic, Indian and Sout	3.8 SL
1994	Cyclothone kobayashii	Kobayashi's bristlemouth	Southern Ocean	4.2 SL
1902	Cyclothone livida		Eastern Atlantic	5 SL
1878	Cyclothone microdon	Veiled anglemouth	Widely distributed in all	7.6 TL
1902	Cyclothone obscura	Hidden bristlemouth	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	6.6 SL
1902	Cyclothone pallida	Tan bristlemouth	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	7.5 SL
1982	Cyclothone parapallida	Shadow bristlemouth	Atlantic Ocean	6.7 SL
1964	Cyclothone pseudopallida	Slender bristlemouth	Atlantic, Indian and Paci	5.8 SL
1926	Cyclothone pygmaea		Mediterranean Sea endemic	2.9 SL
1899	Cyclothone signata	Showy bristlemouth	Eastern Pacific	3 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: StomiiformesFamily: Gonostomatidae BristlemouthsGenus: Cyclothone(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae Bristlemouths

Genus: Cyclothone

(See list of species below)