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Marine Species Identification Guide for the St. Lawrence
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Cyclothone microdon
Cyclothone à petites dents - Veiled anglemouth

Cyclothone microdon
Characteristics:
• colour dark brown-black
• no adipose fin
• dorsal and anal fins originate at same point of posterior half
• very abundant, but often recovered in poor condition
May be mistaken for: Myctophidae
Myctophidae*
Family:
Gonostomatidae
Type of measure:
Total mm
Maximum size:
76 mm
specimen identified  specimen identified
territory covered  territory covered    territory not covered  territory not covered

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