Melanolagus bericoides
Melanolagus bericoides, the bigscale deep-sea smelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found in tropical and subtropical oceans to a depth of 1,700 m (5,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in). Its original name is Scopelus bericoides Borodin and belongs to the Melanolagus Kobyliansky family.[1]
| Melanolagus bericoides | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1) | |
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| Genus: | Melanolagus Kobyliansky, 1986 |
| Species: | M. bericoides |
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| Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Melanolagus bericoides" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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