Cyclothone acclinidens
| Cyclothone acclinidens | |
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| Specimen collected off the coast of San Diego, California in 2026 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Gonostomatidae |
| Genus: | Cyclothone |
| Species: | C. acclinidens |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899 | |
Cyclothone acclinidens, commonly known as the benttooth bristlemouth, is a species of bristlemouth. It is found in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans.[1]
Description
Individuals reach a length of 6.3 - 6.5 cm and are brown or grey-brown in colour.[1]
Distribution and habitat
The species is bathypelagic and most often found at depths of 300 - 1500 m. It occurs in the tropical and subtropical Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Ocean, with single record from the Southern Ocean off Bouvet Island.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Cyclothone acclinidens, Benttooth bristlemouth". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2021-06-03.