Melanocetus rossi

Melanocetus rossi
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Lophiiformes
Family: Melanocetidae
Genus: Melanocetus
Species: M. rossi
Binomial name
Melanocetus rossi
Balushkin & Fedorov, 1981

Melanocetus rossi is a species of black seadevil, a type of anglerfish. The fish is bathypelagic; the only example collected by humans was found in the Ross Sea at a depth of 390 metres (1,280 ft).[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2016). Melanocetus rossi in FishBase. June 2016 version.
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