Cyclothone

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Cyclothone
Cyclothone microdon1.jpg
Veiled Anglemouth (C. microdon)
File:Cyclothone pallida.jpg
Tan Bristlemouth (C. pallida)
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Cyclothone

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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.[1]

This genus contains more individuals than any other vertebrate genus.

Species

There are currently 13 recognized extant[2] and one extinct[3] species in this genus:

References

  1. Proujan. C., (1979), SECRETS OF THE SEA, 2nd ed., London: Reader's Digest Association Limited pg.60
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Cyclothone in FishBase. February 2012 version.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Nazarkin, M. V. (2015) "Fossil bristlemouth Cyclothone mukhachevae sp. nov.(Stomiiformes: Gonostomatidae) from the Neogene of western Sakhalin, Russia". Paleontological Journal, 49 (2): 162–175. doi:10.1134/S0031030115020045


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