Veiled anglemouth

Veiled anglemouth
Veiled anglemouth
From E. Zugmayer 1911.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Gonostomatidae
Genus: Cyclothone
Species: C. rebainsi
Binomial name
Cyclothone microdon
(Günther, 1878)

The Veiled anglemouth, Cyclothone microdon, is a bristlemouth of the family Gonostomatidae, abundant in all the world's ocean at depths between 300 and 2,500 m (1,000-8,200 ft). Its length is between 10 and 15 cm (4-6 in).

References

  • Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Cyclothone microdon" in FishBase. April 2006 version.
  • Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8