Melanonus

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Paracanthopterygii
Series: Zeiogadaria
Subseries: Gadariae
Ordo: Gadiformes
Familia: Melanonidae
Genus: Melanonus
Species: M. gracilis – M. okamurai – M. zugmayeri
Name

Melanonus Günther, 1878

Gender: masculine

Type species: Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878
References

Günther, A. 1878. Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger.'. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5) v. 2.
Melanonus – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Vernacular names
中文: 矛尾鳕属, 黑鳕属

Melanonus is a genus of gadiform fishes containing just two species of cod-like marine fishes. This is the only genus in the family Melanonidae.

Both species are small fish, no more than 15 cm (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

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2][3]

Melanonus gracilis Günther, 1878 (pelagic cod)
Melanonus zugmayeri Norman, 1930 (arrowtail)

References

Cohen, Daniel M. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 132. ISBN 0-12-547665-5.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Melanonus in FishBase. June 2012 version.
"Melanonus Günther, 1878". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.