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Bristlemouth (Cyclothone alba)
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Gonostomatidae

Bristlemouth

Cyclothone alba

Five Point Six Centimeters Gonostomatid Fish from Australian Waters

  • White
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Europe
  • Oceania
  • South America
  • Elongated
  • Small

Cyclothone alba, commonly known as the bristlemouth, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone. It is found across the world, in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans. The species was originally described as a subspecies of Cyclothone signata: Cyclothone signata alba, by Brauer in 1906.

Water type
Marine
Body shape
elongated
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