Deep-water bristlemouth
📖 Overview
Meso- to bathypelagic . Inhabits deep water and is only captured with special equipment. Lipid content is 4.0 % in fresh body weight and wax ester is 58.4 % in total lipid . Protandrous hermaphrodite, oviparous with planktonic eggs and larvae .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20; Vertebrae: 31 - 33. Body dark-brown or black; margin of scale pockets especially dark; area immediately anterior to anal origin densely pigmented and not transparent; peritoneum black, ending above area between 3rd and 4th VAV, usually invisible from the outside . Gill lamellae free and reduced .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Deep-water bristlemouth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Oviparous .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 298 - 4938 m , usually 400 - 2400 m . Deep-water; 64°N - 20°N, 105°E - 130°W North Pacific: temperate and subtropical, from southern Japan to Baja California, from 21°N and into the Bering Sea.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Deep-water bristlemouth · Smalltooth Bristlemouth · Veiled Anglemouth · black bristlefish · black bristlemouth · yellow bristlemouth |
| 🌍CES | štětinozubka zčernalá |
| 🇫🇷French | cyclothone jaune |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Onihadaka · オニハダカ |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Тихоокеанская циклотона · Черная циклотона |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 光魚 · 黑圓罩魚 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyalothone atraria | Gilbert | 1905 | Synonym |
| Cyclothone pacifica | Mukhacheva | 1964 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 22 records indexed .
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