Cyclothone alba, commonly known as the bristlemouth, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone. It is found across the world, in the Pacific, Indian, and Atlantic Oceans.[1]
| Cyclothone alba | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Gonostomatidae |
| Genus: | Cyclothone |
| Species: | C. alba
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| Binomial name | |
| Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906
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The species was originally described as a subspecies of Cyclothone signata: Cyclothone signata alba, by Brauer in 1906.[2]
References
edit- ^ "Cyclothone alba, Bristlemouth". Fishbase. Archived from the original on 2021-06-03. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Cyclothone signata Garman, 1899". World Register of Marine Species. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21. Retrieved 2021-07-26.
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