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Summary for Cyclothone braueri Larvae
Garrick

Cyclothone  braueri  Jespersen & Tåning, 1926
Family:	Gonostomatidae (Bristlemouths)			( not available )
Order:	Stomiiformes
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
English name:	Garrick
Distribution:	Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Mediterranean. Also known from the temperate North Atlantic as far as 66°N and in the sub-Antarctic water south of Australia.
Adult biology:	Oceanic, precise depth range dependent upon developmental stage, latitude, season (Ref. 4769). Generally horizontally oriented (Ref. 4769). Feeds on small zooplankton, mostly copepods (Ref. 5162). Sexually dimorphic with large females and small males (Ref. 9503). Sex ratio vary with size groups but is about 1:1 around spawning. Length-frequency histograms are bimodal; has a two-year life cycle (Ref. 82363).
Diagnosis:	At 4.8 mm ventral row with 11 equidistant elements. At 10 mm on the distal pterygiophores of the anal fin 15 melanophores. See also LARVAE table.
Climate Zone:	deep-water; 67°N - 40°S
Main Ref:	Bertolini, F., U. D'Ancona, E. Padoa Montalenti, S. Ranzi, L. Sanzo, A. Sparta, E. Tortonese and M. Vialli. 1956. (Ref. 65)
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	Modified: Luna, Susan M.	Entered: Papasissi, Christine

	Ref.:				Glossary
		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. urostyle)

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