Cyclothone obscura Brauer, 1902 Hidden bristlemouth |
photo by
Welter-Schultes, F. |
Family: | Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths) | |||
Max. size: | 6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 900 - 3500 m | |||
Distribution: | Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: circumtropical. South China Sea (Ref.74511). | |||
Diagnosis: | ||||
Biology: | Bathy- to abyssopelagic (Ref. 58302). No apparent vertical migration has been observed (Ref. 4463). | |||
IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 16 May 2012 Ref. (130435) | |||
Threat to humans: | harmless |