Limp eelpout
From plate 82 of Oceanic Ichthyology by G. Brown Goode and Tarleton H. Bean, published 1896.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Zoarcidae
Subfamily: Gymnelinae
Genus: Melanostigma
Kirschstein, 1939
Species:
M. gelatinosum
Binomial name
Melanostigma gelatinosum
Günther, 1881

The limp eelpout (Melanostigma gelatinosum) is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. It is the type species of the genus Melanostigma,[1] and this species is found in all oceans at depths of between 50 and 2,500 m (160 and 8,200 ft). This species has a maximum published total length of 29 cm (11 in).[2]

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Gymnelinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2022). "Melanostogma gelatinosum" in FishBase. June 2022 version.
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