Melanocetus rossi is a species of black seadevil, a type of anglerfish. The fish is mesopelagic; the only example collected by humans was found in the Ross Sea at a depth of 390 metres (1,280 ft).[1]
Melanocetus rossi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Lophiiformes |
Family: | Melanocetidae |
Genus: | Melanocetus |
Species: | M. rossi
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Binomial name | |
Melanocetus rossi |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Melanocetus rossi". FishBase. June 2016 version.