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Class: Teleostei
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.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 6.5 cm SL
Cyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899

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Cyclothone acclinidens
[Benttooth bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Circumglobal. Atlantic O
Max. Length 5.6 cm SL
Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Cyclothone alba
[Bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Pacific
Max. Length 6.2 cm SL
Cyclothone atraria Gilbert, 1905

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Cyclothone atraria
[Deep-water bristlemouth]

Photo by Costa, F.

Atlantic, Indian and Sout
Max. Length 4.6 cm SL
Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Cyclothone braueri
[Garrick]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.2 cm SL
 
Cyclothone kobayashii
[Kobayashi's bristlemouth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Cyclothone livida Brauer, 1902

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Cyclothone livida
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Widely distributed in all
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
Cyclothone microdon (Günther, 1878)

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Cyclothone microdon
[Veiled anglemouth]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 6.6 cm SL
Cyclothone obscura Brauer, 1902

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Cyclothone obscura
[Hidden bristlemouth]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Cyclothone pallida Brauer, 1902

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Cyclothone pallida
[Tan bristlemouth]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL
 
Cyclothone parapallida
[Shadow bristlemouth]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 5.8 cm SL
Cyclothone pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964

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Cyclothone pseudopallida
[Slender bristlemouth]

Photo by Costa, F.

Mediterranean Sea endemic
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen & Tåning, 1926

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.
 
Cyclothone pygmaea
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Cyclothone signata Garman, 1899

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Cyclothone signata
[Showy bristlemouth]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cyclothone acclinidens Benttooth bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 6.5 SL 1899
Cyclothone alba Bristlemouth Circumglobal. Atlantic O 5.6 SL 1906
Cyclothone atraria Deep-water bristlemouth North Pacific 6.2 SL 1905
Cyclothone braueri Garrick Atlantic, Indian and Sout 4.6 SL 1926
Cyclothone kobayashii Kobayashi's bristlemouth Southern Ocean 4.2 SL 1994
Cyclothone livida Eastern Atlantic 5 SL 1902
Cyclothone microdon Veiled anglemouth Widely distributed in all 7.6 TL 1878
Cyclothone obscura Hidden bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 6.6 SL 1902
Cyclothone pallida Tan bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 7.5 SL 1902
Cyclothone parapallida Shadow bristlemouth Atlantic Ocean 6.7 SL 1982
Cyclothone pseudopallida Slender bristlemouth Atlantic, Indian and Paci 5.8 SL 1964
Cyclothone pygmaea Mediterranean Sea endemic 2.9 SL 1926
Cyclothone signata Showy bristlemouth Eastern Pacific 3 TL 1899



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