Melodichthys hadrocephalus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Ophidiiformes |
Family: | Bythitidae |
Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
Genus: | Melodichthys |
Species: | M. hadrocephalus
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Binomial name | |
Melodichthys hadrocephalus
J. G. Nielsen &
Cohen, 1986
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Melodichthys hadrocephalus is a rare species of viviparous brotula found in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean off the coast of France. It is found at depths from 300 to 400 metres (980 to 1,310 ft). [2] This is the only known species in its genus. [2] It is known from a single specimen. [1]