Species Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906
Pale Bristlemouth, Bristlemouth
- Cyclothone signata alba Brauer, A. 1906. Die Tiefsee-Fische. 1. Systematischer Teil. Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition auf dem Dampfer "Valdivia" 1898–1899 15(1): 1-432 figs 1-176 pls 1-18 [80, fig. 30].
Type data:
Syntype(s) SMF 2108 - 12 (SMF 2108, 1 specimen. SMF 2109, 12 sepcimens. SMF 2110, 10 specimens. SMF 2111, 7 specimens. SMF 2112, 2 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SMF 11941 (2 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; ZMB 17468 - 77 (ZMB 17468, 5 specimens. ZMB 17469, 3 specimens. ZMB 17470, 2 specimens. ZMB 17471, 2 specimens. ZMB 17472, 5 specimens. ZMB 17473, 4 specimens. ZMB 17474, 2 specimens. ZMB 17475, 2 specimens. ZMB 17476, 5 specimens. ZMB 17477, 3 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; ZMH 8164 - 69 (ZMH 8164, 8 specimens. ZMH 8165, 2 specimens. ZMH 8166, 7 specimens. ZMH 8167, 5 specimens. ZMH 8168, 3 specimens. ZMH 8169, 4 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SNMBR I-10021 (2 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SNMBR I-10023, Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SNMBR I-10027, Atlantic and Indian Oceans; ZMB 22329 - 34 (22329, 8 specimens. 22330, 12 specimens. 22331, 2 specimens. 22332, 3 specimens. 22333, 3 specimens. 22334, 4 specimens), Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SMNS 4486, Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SMNS 4490, Atlantic and Indian Oceans; SMNS 4492.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Off North West Cape, WA (22ºS) to Timor Sea (129º43'E), Arafura Sea, NT, Coral Sea east of Cape York (11º44'S, 144º50'E) to north of Townsville, QLD (18º15'S, 147º41'E), and off Newcastle NSW (33°03'S, 152°32'E) to south of Point Hicks, VIC (38º27'S, 149º10'E), also southwest of Lord Howe Island, possibly continuous distribution down the east coast; tropical, temperate, circumglobal (except north-east Pacific).
IMCRA
Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Lord Howe Province (14), Northeast Transition (19), Timor Province (2), Cape Province (20), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Transition (3), Northwest Province (4)
Other Regions
Coral Sea Islands Territory
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Bathypelagic, mesopelagic.
Extra Ecological Information
500 - 2000m.
General References
Harold, A.S. & Gomon, M.F. 2008. Various family accounts. pp. 225 in Gomon, M.F., Bray, D.J. & Kuiter, R.H. (eds). Fishes of Australia's Southern Coast. Sydney : Reed New Holland 928 pp. [224]
Hutchins, J.B. 2001. Checklist of the fishes of Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum, Supplement 63: 9-50 [18]
Kenaley, C.P. & Stewart, A.L. 2015. Families Diplophidae, Gonostomatidae, Phosichthyidae. pp. 420-445 in Roberts, C.D., Stewart, A.L. & Struthers, C.D. The Fishes of New Zealand. Wellington : Te Papa Press Vol. 2 pp. 1-576. [426]
Mukhacheva, V.A. 1974. Cyclothones (gen. Cyclothone, fam. Gonostomatidae) of the World Ocean and their distribution. Trudy Instituta Okeanologii. Akademiya Nauk SSSR. Moskva 96: 189-234 figs 1-10 [in Russian]
Paxton, J.R., Gates, J.E., Bray, D.J. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Gonostomatidae. pp. 418-422 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [419]
Common Name References
Fishbase 2004. Fishbase at. http://www.fishbase.org/Summary. (Fishbase) (Bristlemouth)
Seafood Services Australia 2008. Australian Fish Names Standard. http://www.fishnames.com.au/. (Pale Bristlemouth)
Yearsley, G.K., Last, P.R. & Hoese, D.F. 2006. Standard names of Australian fishes. CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research Paper 9: 1-64 [21] (Pale Bristlemouth)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2020 | STOMIIFORMES | 17-Sep-2019 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 27-Jul-2010 | MODIFIED |