WoRMS taxon details
Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926
127284 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127284)
accepted
Species
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Jespersen, P.; Tåning, A. V. (1926). Mediterranean Sternoptychidae. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. <em>A. 12. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas.</em> 2 (Biology): 1-59. [details]
Distribution circumglobal, widespread in the North and South Atlantic
Distribution circumglobal, widespread in the North and South Atlantic [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127284 on 2025-07-17
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Nomenclature
original description
Jespersen, P.; Tåning, A. V. (1926). Mediterranean Sternoptychidae. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-10 to the Mediterranean and adjacent seas. <em>A. 12. Report on the Danish Oceanographical Expeditions 1908-1910 to the Mediterranean and Adjacent Seas.</em> 2 (Biology): 1-59. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
context source (Deepsea)
Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Grey, M. (1951). Additions to the Fish Fauna of Bermuda with the Description of Grammonus mowbrayi, a New Brotulid. Copeia, 2: 153-161 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (Bermuda) Grey, M. (1951). Additions to the Fish Fauna of Bermuda with the Description of Grammonus mowbrayi, a New Brotulid. Copeia, 2: 153-161 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Feeds on zoooplankton, especially copepods [details]Distribution circumglobal, widespread in the North and South Atlantic [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 10 -2000 m. [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | spottail anglemouth | [details] |
| French | cyclothone à queue tachetée | [details] |
| Modern Greek (1453-) | Σμηριγγόψαρο | [details] |
| Turkish | isildak baligi | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (31 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyclothone braueri)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Cyclothone braueri, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (13 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cyclothone braueri)
To FishBase
To FishBase images (Cyclothone braueri, Italy, by Costa, F.)
To GenBank (71 nucleotides; 28 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To PESI
To ITIS
From editor or global species database
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