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 (980 and 8,200 ft). Its length is between 10 and 15 cm (4 and 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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