What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Tan bristlemouth been recorded?

Cyclothone pallida occurrence evidence comes from 1,045 records in 42 countries and territories, from 1902 to 2023. Most records come from United States.

StomiiformesGonostomatidaeCyclothone

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

1,045 records across 42 countries and territories, 1902–2023.

Cyclothone pallida · GBIF taxon key 2347450

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-09-21. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: August.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: August. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19022023

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Tan bristlemouth has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Tan bristlemouth. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
United States 407
Mexico 127
Portugal 110
Bermuda 57
French Polynesia 19
Bahamas 18
ZZ 13
Chile 9
Cuba 9
Australia 8
US Virgin Islands 8
Japan 4
Brazil 3
Ecuador 3
Guam 3
Jamaica 3
Puerto Rico 3
Saint Helena 3
Vietnam 3
Colombia 2
Spain 2
Indonesia 2
Ireland 2
Kiribati 2
Peru 2
Belize 1
Canada 1
Cocos Islands 1
Côte d'Ivoire 1
Dominica 1
Greenland 1
South Georgia 1
Honduras 1
Cayman Islands 1
Marshall Islands 1
New Caledonia 1
Panama 1
Philippines 1
Solomon Islands 1
Senegal 1

Showing the top 40 of 42 places.

Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.