Melanolagus
| Melanolagus | |
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Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Phylum: | Chordata
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| Family: | Bathylagidae
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| Genus: | Melanolagus , 1986
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| Species: | M. bericoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Melanolagus bericoides (, 1929)
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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]
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Melanolagus bericoides" in FishBase. February 2012 version.
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