Poole, Karen E.
Gonostoma
Sign in to saveGonostoma is a genus of bristlemouths.
Species
KINGDOM
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderClupeiformes
- FamilyDorosomatidae
Habitatmarine
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 535
- With media
- 16
- Family
- Gonostomatidae
- Collections
- CAS, YPM, UWFC, TCWC, NMV, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- New Caledonia, Bermuda, United States, Portugal, Australia, Spain, Mexico, Bahamas
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Gonostoma is a genus of bristlemouths.
==Species== There are three extant species recognized in this genus: Gonostoma atlanticum Norman, 1930 (Atlantic fangjaw) Gonostoma denudatum Rafinesque, 1810 Gonostoma elongatum Günther, 1878 (Elongated bristlemouth fish) The following fossil species are known: †Gonostoma albyi (Sauvage, 1873) - latest Miocene (Messinian) of Algeria. †Gonostoma dracula Grădianu et al., 2017 - Oligocene of Romania (at the time in the Paratethys Sea) ==References==
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