Bigscale Deepsea Smelt
Melanolagus bericoides
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Melanolagus bericoides 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.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Argentiniformes
- Family
- Bathylagidae
- Genus
- Melanolagus