Melanonus

Melanonus
Pelagic cod (M. gracilis)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Gadiformes
Suborder:	Macrouroidei
Family:	Melanonidae Goode & Bean, 1896
Genus:	Melanonus Günther, 1878
Type species
Melanomus gracilis Günther, 1878
Synonyms
Melanonosoma Gilchrist, 1902

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. ^{[1] [2]}

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. ^[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: ^{[4] [5]}

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

References

1. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
2. Roa-Varón, Adela; Ortí, Guillermo (2009-09-01). "Phylogenetic relationships among families of Gadiformes (Teleostei, Paracanthopterygii) based on nuclear and mitochondrial data". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 52 (3): 688–704. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.03.020. ISSN   1055-7903.
3. 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.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Melanonus". FishBase . June 2012 version.
5. "Melanonus Günther, 1878". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species.