Benttooth bristlemouth
📖 Overview
Oceanic, deep-mesopelagic and bathypelagic . Usually vertically oriented during the day . Nocturnal feeder on copepods . Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 18 - 20; Vertebrae: 30 - 32. Light to dark brown or grey-brown in color . Branchiostegal rays: 13-15 .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Benttooth bristlemouth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; oceanodromous ; depth range 0 - 4416 m , usually 300 - 1500 m . Deep-water; 80°N - 67°S, 180°W - 180°E South China Sea (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bent - tooth bristlemouth · Bent-tooth Bristlemouth · Benttooth bristlemouth |
| 🌍CES | štětinozubka drobná |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | ruskosukasuu |
| 🇫🇷French | Cyclothone dentu |
| 🌍ISL | Njarðarstirnir |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Senonihadaka · センオニハダカ |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | Boca Cerdosa |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyclothone acclinideus | Garman | 1899 | Synonym |
| Cyclothone pseudoaccliniden | - | - | Synonym |
| Cyclothone pseudoacclinidens | Quéro | 1974 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 94 records indexed .
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