Melanolagus bericoides
Melanolagus bericoides | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification | |
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 tropical and sub-tropical oceans to a depth of 1,700 metres (5,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 centimetres (7.9 in) SL.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Melanolagus bericoides" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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