Cyclothone braueri
No common name
NS
G5
Collection Details
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Taxonomic Hierarchy
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned Fishes)
Stomiiformes
Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Cyclothone
Cyclothone braueri
Description
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Characters
Body shape: elongated.
Distribution
Worldwide, Subtropical to temperate.
Habitat Associations
Marine. bathypelagic. depth range 10-2000 m.
Biology
To 38 mm.
Oceanic, precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season (Ref. 4769). Generally horizontally oriented (Ref. 4769). Feeds on small zooplankton, mostly copepods (Ref. 5162). Sexually dimorphic with large females and small males (Ref. 9503). Sex ratio vary with size groups but is about 1:1 around spawning. Length-frequency histograms are bimodal; has a two-year life cycle (Ref. 82363).
Reproductive mode: dioecism.
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC), assessed 2013-05-22. Resilience: Medium (tm=2; Fec=200).
Commercial or Environmental Importance
Fisheries: of no interest.
References
Schaefer, S., R.K. Johnson and J. Badcock (1986) Gonostomatidae. p. 247-253. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
Badcock, J. (1984) Gonostomatidae. p. 284-301. In P.J.P. Whitehead, M.-L. Bauchot, J.-C. Hureau, J. Nielsen and E. Tortonese (eds.) Fishes of the north-eastern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. volume 1. UNESCO, Paris.
Gon, O. (1990) Gonostomatidae. p. 116-122. In O. Gon and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Fishes of the Southern Ocean. J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, Grahamstown, South Africa. 462 p.
Reiner, F. (1996) Catálogo dos peixes do arquipélago de Cabo Verde. Publ. Avuls. Inst. Port. Invest. Mar. 2:339 p.
Chi-Espínola, A.A., M.E. Vega-Cendejas and J.M. Hernández de Santillana (2023) Length-weight relations of 39 continental-shelf and deep-water fishes (Actinopterygii) from northwestern Gulf of México. Acta Ichthyologica et Piscatoria 53:59-64. DOI: 10.3897/aiep.53.101788
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