Blind Bristlemouth
Cyclothone kobayashii
- Usual depth432–1,038 m
- Water temperature14–26 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and December
- How commonRare
About this species
Cyclothone kobayashii, commonly known as the Kobayashi's bristlemouth, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone. It is found in the Southern Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Cyclothone kobayashii”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 1 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 432–1,038 m · Deepest record: 1,037.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 14–26 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blind Bristlemouth, Kobayashi's Bristlemouth, Kobayashi’s Bristlemouth
Other scientific names: Cyclothone sumiae
Similar species
Showy bristlemouthCyclothone signata
Benttooth bristlemouthCyclothone acclinidens
- Albino anglemouth
Cyclothone alba
- Deep-water bristlemouth
Cyclothone atraria
- Spottail anglemouth
Cyclothone braueri
- Veiled anglemouth
Cyclothone microdon
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 30 open-data records from 1971 to 2022.
- Species data updated November 1, 2026.
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