| Cyclothone alba | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Stomiiformes |
| Family: | Gonostomatidae |
| Genus: | Cyclothone |
| Species: | C. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Cyclothone alba Brauer, 1906 | |
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]
The species was originally described as a subspecies of Cyclothone signata: Cyclothone signata alba, by Brauer in 1906.[2]