| Family: |
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| Max. size: |
10 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 1103 m |
| Distribution: |
North Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic and central South Pacific. |
| Diagnosis: |
Hard, sharp head spines. Scales on body and operculum intact (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
Adults found mainly below 400 - 500 meters, to 800 - 1,000 meters; juveniles as shallow as 50 - 100 meters (Ref. 51657). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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