Melodichthys hadrocephalus
Species of fish
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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]
| Melodichthys hadrocephalus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Ophidiiformes |
| Family: | Bythitidae |
| Tribe: | Brosmophycini |
| Genus: | Melodichthys |
| Species: | M. hadrocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Melodichthys hadrocephalus J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1986 | |
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