Family : Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Order : Stomiiformes  (lightfishes and dragonfishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Veiled anglemouth
Fish Name : Cyclothone microdon
Max size : 7.6 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4925)
Environment : bathypelagic ; depth range 200 - 5301 m
Climate : deep-water; 67°N - 45°S
Global Importance : fisheries: of no interest
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm>1; Fec=2,000-10,000)Distribution : Widely distributed in all Atlantic, tropical and austral Indian and Pacific Oceans (Ref. 4463). Southern Ocean: probably circum-Antarctic between the Antarctic Polar Front and the Antarctic continental shelf (Ref. 5162).
Diagnosis : Dorsal spines (total): 0-0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 17-20. Brown to brown-black in color; dense stellate pigment over head, body and fins (Ref. 3991).
Biology : An oceanic, deep mesopelagic to bathypelagic species (Ref. 4769). Precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season (Ref. 4769). Doest not exhibit diel vertical migrations (Ref. 4769). Feeds mainly on copepods (Ref. 4769)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator :
Main Ref : Quéro, J.-C., J.C. Njock and M.M. de la Hoz. 1990. (Ref. 4463)

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