Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae Bristlemouths

Genus: Cyclothone

(See list of species below)

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Cyclothone acclinidens
[Benttooth bristlemouth]

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone alba
[Bristlemouth]

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone atraria
[Deep-water bristlemouth]

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 Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone livida
[]

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone microdon
[Veiled anglemouth]

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Cyclothone obscura
[Hidden bristlemouth]

Photo by Photo by SFSA

Cyclothone pallida
[Tan bristlemouth]

No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm SL

Cyclothone parapallida
[Shadow bristlemouth]

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

Cyclothone pseudopallida
[Slender bristlemouth]

Photo by Photo by Costa, F.

Cyclothone pygmaea
[]

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

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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Fish Identification: Find Species

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

Class: Teleostei
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae Bristlemouths

Genus: Cyclothone

(See list of species below)