Scientific Name	Melanolagus bericoides   Pronounce			by: ©Matsuura, Keiichi: JAMARC
Author	(Borodin, 1929)	Depth	0 - 1700M
Chinese	黑淵鮭	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	小口兔鮭科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F168　Microstomatidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	黑淵鮭
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	兔鮭
Distribution in World	global	Distribution in Taiwan	South West、Tung Sa IS.
Habitats	Ocean、Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	North Atlantic, 41°30'N, 45°57'W, depth 800-0 fathoms
Synonyms	Bathylagus bericoides, Bathylagus microcephalus, Melamphaes bericoides, Scopelus bericoides
Reference	Masuda, H. , K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Tokyo (Tokai University Press). Text: i-xxii + 1-437, Atlas: Pls. 1-370. 2. Nakabo, T. (ed.) 2002. Fishes of Japan with pictorial keys to the species, English edition. Tokai University Press. v. 1: i-lxi + 1-866; Yeh, H.-M., Lee, M.-Y., And K.-T. Shao. 2006. Three new records of Halosaurid fishes (Pisces: Halosauridae) from the deep waters adjacent to Taiwan. Journal of the Fisheries Society of Taiwan. V. 33(4):345-355.
Specimen List	ASIZP0061762. ASIZP0807592. ASIZP0900179.
Common Name	Bigscale deepsea smelt
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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