Veiled anglemouth
| Veiled anglemouth | |
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| 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 Pauly, Daniel, 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
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