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Cyclothone braueri Jespersen & Tåning 1926

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 0; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13 - 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 18 - 20
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Trophic Strategy

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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)
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Biology

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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).
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Importance

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fisheries: of no interest
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Cyclothone braueri

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Cyclothone braueri, commonly known as the garrick, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone.[1]

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  1. ^ "Cyclothone braueri, Garrick". www.fishbase.se.
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Cyclothone braueri: Brief Summary

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Cyclothone braueri, commonly known as the garrick, is a species of ray-finned fish in the genus Cyclothone.

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Diet

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Feeds on zoooplankton, especially copepods

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Distribution

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circumglobal, widespread in the North and South Atlantic

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Habitat

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Occasionally found in Canadian Atlantic waters. Found at depths of 10 -2000 m.

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Habitat

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nektonic

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