Biology:Scaleless black dragonfish

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Scaleless black dragonfish
Melanostomias bartonbeani.png
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Stomiiformes
Family: Stomiidae
Genus: Melanostomias
Species:
M. bartonbeani
Binomial name
Melanostomias bartonbeani
Parr, 1927[2]

The scaleless black dragonfish (Melanostomias bartonbeani) also known as the scaleless dragonfish is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Stomiidae. It's native to the Eastern, Western and Northwest Atlantic, as well as the Indian and Pacific oceans. The species is mesopelagic. It can be found in depths of 25 to 2,000 m (82 to 6,562 ft).[3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2751721 entry