Melanostigma
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| Melanostigma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Zoarcidae |
| Subfamily: | Gymnelinae |
| Genus: | Melanostigma Günther, 1881 |
| Type species | |
| Melanostigma gelatinosum Günther, 1881[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Melanostigma is a cosmopolitan genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts. The fishes in this genus are found all round the world.