Melanolagus

Melanolagus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Argentiniformes
Family: Bathylagidae
Genus: Melanolagus
Kobyliansky, 1986
Species:
M. bericoides
Binomial name
Melanolagus bericoides
(Borodin, 1929)

Melanolagus bericoides (the bigscale deep-sea smelt) is a species of deep-sea smelt, found in oceans such as the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific.[1] It is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical oceans to a depth of 1,700 m (5,600 ft), and the species grows to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in). Its original name is Scopelus bericoides Borodin 1929 and it belongs to the family Melanolagus Kobyliansky, 1986.[2]

References

  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanolagus bericoides". FishBase. February 2012 version.
  1. ^ https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Melanolagus-bericoides
  2. ^ WoRMS taxon details


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