Veiled anglemouth
📖 Overview
An oceanic, deep mesopelagic to bathypelagic species . Precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season . Doest not exhibit diel vertical migrations . A non-seasonal breeder with no recognizable age-cohorts . Feeds mainly on copepods .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 20. Brown to brown-black in color; dense stellate pigment over head, body and fins .: elongated.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Veiled anglemouth is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
Protandrous, sex reversal observed in the eastern North Atlantic . Sex reversal at 22-24 mm SL .
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 200 - 5301 m , usually 500 - 2700 m . Deep-water; 67°N - 45°S, 180°W - 180°E distributed in all Atlantic, tropical and austral Indian and Pacific Oceans (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
copepods (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bristlemouth · Scaled Eye-nosed Fish · Small-Toothed Bristlemouth · Small-toothed Lantern Fish · Small-toothed Lantern-fish · Small-toothed Portholefish · Smalltooth Bristlemouth · Veiled anglemouth · veiled bristlemouth |
| 🌍CES | štětinozubka malozubá |
| 🇩🇰Danish | Laksesild · Småtandet rundflab |
| 🇫🇮Finnish | Huntusukasuu |
| 🇫🇷French | Cyclothone Jaune · Cyclothone brun · Cyclothone microdon · cyclothone à petites dents |
| 🌍ISL | àgisstirnir |
| 🇳🇱Dutch | Cyclothone |
| 🌍NNO | svart lysfisk |
| 🌍NOB | svart lysfisk |
| 🇵🇱Polish | Cyklotonka oceaniczna |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Малозубая циклотона |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gonostoma microdon | Günther | 1878 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 129 records indexed .
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