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Melodichthys hadrocephalus
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ophidiiformes
Family:	Bythitidae
Tribe:	Brosmophycini
Genus:	Melodichthys
Species:	M. hadrocephalus
Binomial name
Melodichthys hadrocephalus J. G. Nielsen & Cohen, 1986

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). This is the only known species in its genus. It is known from a single specimen.

References

1. ^ Knudsen, S.; Nielsen, J. & Uiblein, F. (2014). "Melodichthys hadrocephalus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T18138812A44757402. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-3.RLTS.T18138812A44757402.en.
2. ^ "Melodichthys hadrocephalus". FishBase. Retrieved 27 April 2017.

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