Melanocetus eustalus

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

{{Speciesbox

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Carpenter, K.E. |author-link=Kent E. Carpenter |author2=Robertson, R. |author3= Matson, C. |name-list-style=& |author4=Rivera Higueras, M. |year=2019 |title=Melanocetus eustalus |page=e.T140200539A140323078 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T140200539A140323078.en |access-date=25 June 2024}}

| image = BMC - Melanocetidae-Melanocetus.eustales.jpg

| taxon = Melanocetus eustalus

| authority = Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980 {{cite WoRMS |author=Bailly, Nicolas |year=2015 |title=Melanocetus eustalus Pietsch & Van Duzer, 1980 |id=272602 |accessdate=26 January 2016}}

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Melanocetus eustalus is a deep sea anglerfish in the family Melanocetidae, found off the Pacific coast of Mexico at depths down to about {{convert|1675|m|ft|-2|abbr=on}}.