Melanolagus bericoides, the bigscale deep-sea smelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found in tropical and subtropical oceans to a depth of 1,700 m (5,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in). Its original name is Scopelus bericoides Borodin and belongs to the Melanolagus Kobyliansky family.[1]
Melanolagus bericoides, the bigscale deep-sea smelt, is a species of deep-sea smelt found in tropical and subtropical oceans to a depth of 1,700 m (5,600 ft). This species grows to a length of 20 cm (7.9 in). Its original name is Scopelus bericoides Borodin and belongs to the Melanolagus Kobyliansky family.