Cyclothone parapallida Badcock, 1982
Shadow bristlemouth

Family:  Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)
Max. size:  6.65 cm SL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 3140 m
Distribution:  Atlantic Ocean: Equatorial region, its northern limit appears to be around 25°N (Ref. 4463). Southwest Atlantic: Northeast Brazil. Western Central Pacific: Solomon and Coral seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Mesopelagic species (Ref. 75154).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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