The limp eelpout (Melanostigma gelatinosum) is a marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Zoarcidae, the eelpouts.

It is the type species of the genus Melanostigma,[1] and this species is found in all oceans at depths of between 50 and 2,500 m (160 and 8,200 ft).

This species has a maximum published total length of 29 cm (11 in).

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