Bristlemouth
Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
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.
The species was originally described as a subspecies of Cyclothone signata: Cyclothone signata alba, by Brauer in 1906.
Wikipedia contributors, Cyclothone alba; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:41:58.059608+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906
- Name authority
- Brauer, 1906
- Common name
- Bristlemouth
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Stomiiformes
- Family
- Gonostomatidae
- Genus
- Cyclothone
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderStomiiformes
- familyGonostomatidae Cocco, 1838
- genusCyclothone Goode & Bean, 1883
- speciesCyclothone alba Brauer, 1906
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cyclothone. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| benttooth bristlemouthCyclothone acclinidens Garman, 1899 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| slender bristlemouthCyclothone pseudopallida Mukhacheva, 1964 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| showy bristlemouthCyclothone signata Garman, 1899 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| spottail anglemouthCyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclothone kobayashii Miya, 1994 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclothone livida Brauer, 1902 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| veiled anglemouthCyclothone microdon (Günther, 1878) | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclothone obscura Brauer, 1902 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| bicolored bristlemouthCyclothone pallida Brauer, 1902 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclothone parapallida Badcock, 1982 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Cyclothone pygmaea Jespersen & Tåning, 1926 | GonostomatidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Cyclothone signata alba Brauer, 1906 Brauer, 1906 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Brauer, A. (1906). Die Tiefsee-Fische. I. Systematischer Teil. In: C. Chun. Wissenschaftl. Ergebnisse Der Deutschen Tiefsee-Expedition “Valdivia,” 1898-99. Jena., 15: 1–432, Pls. 1–18. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:32YHD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.