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Other fish (coast and sea)

Bigscale Deepsea Smelt

Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishBigscale Deepsea Smelt
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese黑渊鲑
Scientific nameMelanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929)

About this species

Melanolagus bericoides (the bigscale deep-sea smelt) is a species of deep-sea smelt, found in oceans such as the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific. 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.

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderOsmeriformes
FamilyBathylagidae
GenusMelanolagus