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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Osmeriformes
Family: Bathylagidae Deep-sea smelts

Genus: Melanolagus

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Photo by Orlov, A.

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 20 cm SL
Melanolagus bericoides (Borodin, 1929)

Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Melanolagus bericoides
[Bigscale deepsea smelt]
1 Species of Family Bathylagidae with Genus Melanolagus
(Deep-sea smelts)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1929 Melanolagus bericoides Bigscale deepsea smelt Atlantic, Indian and Paci 20 SL



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