| Smallscale slimehead | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachichthyiformes |
| Family: | Trachichthyidae |
| Genus: | Hoplostethus |
| Species: | H. melanopus |
| Binomial name | |
| Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber, 1913) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Leiogaster melanopus Weber, 1913 | |
The smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus) is a deepwater fish of the family Trachichthyidae. It lives on the continental shelf at a depths of 400–914 m (1,312–2,999 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) TL. It is a brownish-grey color with blackish fins. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans along the coasts of South Africa, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia, and Namibia.[1]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2016). "Hoplostethus melanopus" in FishBase. December 2016 version.
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