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Blackfin roughy
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. melanopterus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus melanopterus Fowler, 1938

The blackfin roughy (Hoplostethus melanopterus) is a slimehead of the order Beryciformes. It has a very wide distribution across the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans. It can reach sizes of up to 14.0 cm (5.5 in) TL. It is a deepwater fish, living between 454–1,500 m (1,490–4,921 ft) deep.

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Hoplostethus melanopterus". FishBase. December 2016 version.

External links

• Data related to Hoplostethus melanopterus at Wikispecies

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