Family : Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order : Stomiiformes  (lightfishes and dragonfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Showy bristlemouth
Fish Name : Cyclothone signata
Max size : 3.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 26165)
Environment : bathypelagic ; depth range 16 - 4938 m
Climate : deep-water
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea (Ref. 6876), British Columbia (Canada) and Gulf of Panama. Reported from Chile (Ref. 9068). Indian Ocean (Ref. 26165).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-20; Vertebrae: 30-32. Branchiostegal rays: 12-14.
Biology : Epipelagic and mesopelagic species, usually in upper 800 m depth with abundance maximum in upper 100 and 400-500 m (Ref. 35800). Bathypelagic (Ref. 58302). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 35800)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : McAllister, D.E.. 1990. (Ref. 11980)

India country information
Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : questionable
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses