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Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)

Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
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Caiger, Paul
Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
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08/15/2018
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Caption from Oceanus magazine, Vol. 54, No. 1, pg. 13:
Elongated bristlemouth (Sigmops elongatus)
Bristlemouths abound in the twilight zone. In fact, they are the most abundant vertebrate on the planet. On land, chickens outnumber all other vertebrates, but while there are about 3.5 chickens for every human, there may be as many as 100,000 bristlemouths per person— potentially a quadrillion in all. Like many twilight zone species, bristlemouths migrate to the surface to feed at night, returning to the relative safety of darker waters during the daytime.
Photo by Paul Caiger
© Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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