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'''Melanonidae''' is a family containing just two species of [[cod]]-like [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] fishes. |
'''Melanonidae''' is a family containing just two species of [[cod]]-like [[Marine (ocean)|marine]] fishes. |
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Both species are small fish, no more than {{convert|15|cm|in}} in length, and are black in colour. They live in the midwaters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian |
Both species are small fish, no more than {{convert|15|cm|in}} in length, and are black in colour. They live in the midwaters of the [[Atlantic]], [[Pacific]] and [[Indian Ocean]]s, well away from coasts.<ref name=EoF>{{cite book |editor=Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N.|author= Cohen, Daniel M.|year=1998|title=Encyclopedia of Fishes|publisher= Academic Press|location=San Diego|page= 132|isbn= 0-12-547665-5}}</ref> |
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==Species== |
==Species== |
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Melanonidae is a family containing just two species of cod-like marine fishes.
Both species are small fish, no more than 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length, and are black in colour. They live in the midwaters of the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans, well away from coasts.[1]
Species
There are only 2 species in 1 genus:
Family Melanonidae
- Genus Melanonus
- Pelagic cod, Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878
- Arrowtail, Melanonus zugmayeri Norman, 1930
References
- ^ Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J.R. & Eschmeyer, W.N. (ed.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link)
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Melanonidae". FishBase. February 2006 version.