Author: Günther, 1887
Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887
Status in World Register of Marine Species:
Accepted name: Melanocetus murrayi Günther, 1887 (updated 2009-06-25)
Diagnosis: females with least outside width between frontals 9.1-17.8% SL; illicial length 23.1-37.2% SL. D 12-14; P 15-18. Skin thin, easily torn. Males, juvenile females and larvae without concentration of subdermal pigment on caudal peduncle. Other characters in key.
Habitat: 1,000-3,000 m, rarely in lesser depths. Food, Reproduction: see suborder.
Distribution: all oceans. Northernmost record in Clofnam area 61° N.
Eggs, larvae and young stages. Bertelsen, 1951: 45-47, fig. 16A-H I Maul, 1962: 37-39, fig. 3. Otoliths (sagitta). No data.