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Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Etymology: Diplophos: Greek, diploos, = double + Greek, phos = light.
Environment / Climate / Range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 900 - 2000 m (Ref. 3991). Deep-water, preferred ?
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South Atlantic.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3991)
Dorsal
spines
(total): 0;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 11-13;
Anal
spines: 0;
Anal
soft rays: 47 - 53. Head grey to black-brown in color; sides of body pale yellow with darker dotted pigmentation; fins colorless except caudal with melanophores and dorsal with light pigmentation (Ref. 3991).
Mesopelagic species (Ref. 7300, 75154). Postlarvae and juveniles occur near the surface at night. In southern Atlantic and southeastern Pacific, adults are usually found at depths between 100-2,000 m (Ref. 3991). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Schaefer, S., R.K. Johnson and J. Badcock, 1986. Gonostomatidae. p. 247-253. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 3991)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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