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Gonostomatidae
Deep-water bristlemouth
Cyclothone atraria
- Black
- Cross-climate
- Subtropical
- Temperate
- Northern Hemisphere
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Pacific Ocean
- East Asia
- Elongated
- Small
Black
Cross-climate
Regional distribution
Elongated
SmallCyclothone atraria, commonly known as the deep-water bristlemouth, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone. It is found in the North Pacific and is considered to be a part of the most abundant fish genus. Like other species in Cyclothone, the micronektonic fish spends all its life in the deeper depths of water.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Gonostomatidae
- Genus
- Cyclothone
- Maximum length
- 6.2 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- North Pacific: temperate and subtropical, from southern Japan to Baja California, from 21°N and into the Bering Sea.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern
Class
Family
Conservation status
