| Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| 2.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 800 m |
| Indo-Pacific and Atlantic: in tropical and subtropical waters. Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). South China Sea (Ref.74511). |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-10; Vertebrae: 28-30. Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 36655). Head with obtuse angle in the frontal margin over front of eye. Preopercular angle with a feeble protection marking end of weak ridge (Ref. 37108). |
| Adults found mainly below 150-200 m (Ref. 6747). Larvae and juveniles primarily found in depths as shallow as 35-40 m (Ref. 36655). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655). Collections were done mainly by using nonclosing nets (Ref. 117121). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 01 July 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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