Smallscale slimehead

The smallscale slimehead (Hoplostethus melanopus) is a deepwater fish of the family Trachichthyidae. It lives on the continental shelf at a depths of 400–914 m (1,312–2,999 ft). It can reach sizes of up to 25.0 cm (9.8 in) TL. It is a brownish-grey color with blackish fins. It is found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans along the coasts of South Africa, Somalia, the United Arab Emirates, Madagascar, Japan, Indonesia, and Namibia.^[1]

Smallscale slimehead
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachichthyiformes
Family:	Trachichthyidae
Genus:	Hoplostethus
Species:	H. melanopus
Binomial name
Hoplostethus melanopus (Weber, 1913)
Synonyms
Leiogaster melanopus Weber, 1913 Hoplostethus natalensis Kotlyar, 1978 Hoplostethus mediterraneus (Cuvier, 1829) Hoplostethus atlanticus (Collett, 1889)