Cyclothone | |
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Veiled Anglemouth (C. microdon) | |
Tan Bristlemouth (C. pallida) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Stomiiformes |
Family: | Gonostomatidae |
Genus: |
Cyclothone Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 |
Cyclothone is a genus of bioluminescent bristlemouths which typically grow to around 3 inches (though some species are known to be larger). They are most commonly found at depths exceeding 1000 feet.
The genus is believed to be more abundant than any other vertebrate genus on Earth, numbering up to quadrillion individuals.
There are currently 13 recognized extant and one extinct species in this genus: