| Family: |
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| Max. size: |
8.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 2400 - 3450 m |
| Distribution: |
Northwestern Pacific Ocean, eastwards of the Kurils Islands. |
| Diagnosis: |
The species is characterized by 22–23 rakers on the first gill arch, 30 vertebrae (12 abdominal vertebrae), the haemal arch of the first caudal vertebra is without a spur; D III 14–15; P 16; seven soft rays in the ventral fin; ventral fin starts from the vertical line of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin basement; the anal fin starts from the vertical line of the last ray of the dorsal fin; eight scales are on the operculum (Ref. 87971). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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