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. It can reach sizes of up to 25.0 cm 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.