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Family: Melamphaidae Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads



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72 species
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Melamphaes acanthomus
[Slender bigscale]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm SL

 
Melamphaes contradictorius
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 2.3 cm SL
Melamphaes danae Ebeling, 1962

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Melamphaes danae
[Bigscale]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.7 cm SL

 
Melamphaes ebelingi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 46.8 cm SL
Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Melamphaes eulepis
[]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes eurous
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL

 
Melamphaes falsidicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SL

 
Melamphaes hubbsi
[]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes inconspicuus
[]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes indicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.6 cm SL

 
Melamphaes janae
[]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes kobylyanskyi
[]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes laeviceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm SL

 
Melamphaes lentiginosus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.3 cm SL

 
Melamphaes leprus
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic and Pacific
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Melamphaes longivelis Parr, 1933

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Melamphaes longivelis
[Eyebrow bigscale]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.5 cm SL

 
Melamphaes lugubris
[Highsnout melamphid]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm SL

 
Melamphaes macrocephalus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL

 
Melamphaes manifestus
[]

Photo by Orlov, A.

Antitropical. South Atla
Max. Length 9.6 cm SL
Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Orlov, A.
 
Melamphaes microps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm SL

 
Melamphaes nikolayi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.7 cm SL

 
Melamphaes occlusus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm SL

 
Melamphaes pachystomus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm SL

 
Melamphaes papavereus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.3 cm SL

 
Melamphaes parini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SL

 
Melamphaes parvus
[Little bigscale]

Photo by JAMARC

Circumtropical in North A
Max. Length 7.9 cm SL
Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling, 1962

Photo by Photo by JAMARC
 
Melamphaes polylepis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm SL

 
Melamphaes proximus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm SL

 
Melamphaes pumilus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm SL

 
Melamphaes shcherbachevi
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Max. Length 2.9 cm SL
Melamphaes simus Ebeling, 1962

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Melamphaes simus
[Ridgehead]
No picture found


 
Melamphaes spinifer
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Atlantic
Max. Length 10.6 cm SL
Melamphaes suborbitalis (Gill, 1883)

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Melamphaes suborbitalis
[Shoulderspine bigscale]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.6 cm SL

 
Melamphaes succedaneus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm SL

 
Melamphaes typhlops
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.7 cm SL

 
Melamphaes xestoachidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.2 cm SL

 
Poromitra agafonovae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm SL

 
Poromitra atlantica
[]

Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada

North Atlantic, Northwest
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Poromitra capito Goode & Bean, 1883

Photo by Photo by Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada
 
Poromitra capito
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.7 cm SL

 
Poromitra coronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm SL

 
Poromitra crassa
[]

Photo by SFSA

Distribution needs to be
Max. Length 14.8 cm SL
Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Poromitra crassiceps
[Crested bigscale]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm SL

 
Poromitra cristiceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.2 cm SL

 
Poromitra curilensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.5 cm SL

 
Poromitra decipiens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.4 cm SL

 
Poromitra frontosa
[]
No picture found


 
Poromitra gibbsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.9 cm SL

 
Poromitra glochidiata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.1 cm SL

 
Poromitra indooceanica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm SL

 
Poromitra jucunda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.9 cm SL

 
Poromitra kukuevi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm SL

 
Poromitra macrophthalma
[]

Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A./ Román Marcote, E.

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 6.4 cm SL
Poromitra megalops (Lütken, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Garazo Fabregat, A./ Román Marcote, E.
 
Poromitra megalops
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.5 cm SL

 
Poromitra nigriceps
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.9 cm SL

 
Poromitra nigrofulva
[]

Photo by SFSA

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 8.2 cm SL
Poromitra oscitans Ebeling, 1975

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Poromitra oscitans
[Yawning]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm SL

 
Poromitra rugosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm SL

 
Poromitra unicornis
[]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx bannikovi
[]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx malayanus
[]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx maxillaris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm TL

 
Scopeloberyx microlepis
[Southern bigscale]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 3.7 cm SL
Scopeloberyx opisthopterus (Parr, 1933)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Scopeloberyx opisthopterus
[]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx pequenoi
[]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 7.3 cm SL
Scopeloberyx robustus (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Scopeloberyx robustus
[Longjaw bigscale]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx rossicus
[]
No picture found


 
Scopeloberyx rubriventer
[]

Photo by SFSA

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
Scopelogadus beanii (Günther, 1887)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Scopelogadus beanii
[Bean's bigscale]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm TL

 
Scopelogadus bispinosus
[Twospine bigscale]

Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.

Indian and Atlantic
Max. Length 9.4 cm SL
Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)

Photo by Photo by Welter-Schultes, F.
 
Scopelogadus mizolepis
[Ragged bigscale]
No picture found


 
Scopelogadus unispinis
[]

Photo by SFSA

Atlantic, Indian and Paci
Max. Length 12.3 cm SL
Sio nordenskjoldii (Lönnberg, 1905)

Photo by Photo by SFSA
 
Sio nordenskjoldii
[Nordenskjold's bigscale]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Melamphaes acanthomus Slender bigscale Eastern Pacific 1962
Melamphaes contradictorius Western Pacific 3.1 SL 2015
Melamphaes danae Bigscale Indo-Pacific 2.3 SL 1962
Melamphaes ebelingi Western Central Atlantic. 13.7 SL 1973
Melamphaes eulepis Eastern Atlantic 46.8 SL 1962
Melamphaes eurous Eastern Central Pacific. 2016
Melamphaes falsidicus Northern Atlantic 8.7 SL 2011
Melamphaes hubbsi South Atlantic 2.5 SL 1962
Melamphaes inconspicuus Atlantic Ocean 2015
Melamphaes indicus Southeast Pacific 1962
Melamphaes janae Indo-Pacific; absent in t 8.6 SL 1962
Melamphaes kobylyanskyi Central and Southeast Atl 2015
Melamphaes laeviceps Southeast Pacific 1962
Melamphaes lentiginosus Atlantic Ocean 1.8 SL 2015
Melamphaes leprus Eastern Atlantic 11.3 SL 1962
Melamphaes longivelis Eyebrow bigscale Atlantic and Pacific 10.6 SL 1933
Melamphaes lugubris Highsnout melamphid North Pacific 8.5 SL 1890
Melamphaes macrocephalus Eastern Pacific Ocean 12.8 SL 1931
Melamphaes manifestus Eastern Central Atlantic 8.7 SL 2011
Melamphaes microps Antitropical. South Atla 9.6 SL 1878
Melamphaes nikolayi Northwest Pacific 6.2 SL 2012
Melamphaes occlusus Southwestern Indian Ocean 11.7 SL 2012
Melamphaes pachystomus Southeast Pacific 7.2 SL 2011
Melamphaes papavereus Eastern Indian Ocean 3.5 SL 2016
Melamphaes parini Northwest Pacific 11.3 SL 1999
Melamphaes parvus Little bigscale Eastern Pacific 4.9 SL 1962
Melamphaes polylepis Circumtropical in North A 7.9 SL 1962
Melamphaes proximus Indo-West Pacific 9.3 SL 2015
Melamphaes pumilus Western Atlantic 2.3 SL 1962
Melamphaes shcherbachevi Western Indian Ocean 2 SL 2015
Melamphaes simus Ridgehead Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 2.9 SL 1962
Melamphaes spinifer Southeast Pacific 1962
Melamphaes suborbitalis Shoulderspine bigscale North Atlantic 10.6 SL 1883
Melamphaes succedaneus Eastern Pacific. High Se 10.6 SL 2015
Melamphaes typhlops North Atlantic 7.8 SL 1843
Melamphaes xestoachidus Northwestern Pacific Ocea 8.7 SL 2011
Poromitra agafonovae Western Indian Ocean 13.2 SL 2009
Poromitra atlantica Circum-Antarctic, between 11.6 SL 1929
Poromitra capito North Atlantic, Northwest 10 SL 1883
Poromitra coronata Southeastern Atlantic Oce 10.7 SL 1924
Poromitra crassa Western Pacific 11 SL 1980
Poromitra crassiceps Crested bigscale Distribution needs to be 14.8 SL 1878
Poromitra cristiceps North Pacific Ocean. 12.1 SL 1890
Poromitra curilensis Northern Pacific 11.2 SL 2008
Poromitra decipiens Eastern Indian Ocean 11.5 SL 2008
Poromitra frontosa Eastern Pacific Ocean, fr 13.4 SL 1899
Poromitra gibbsi Southeast Pacific. 1989
Poromitra glochidiata Eastern Indian Ocean 10.9 SL 2008
Poromitra indooceanica Indian Ocean. 13.1 SL 2008
Poromitra jucunda Pacific Ocean 5.0 SL 2010
Poromitra kukuevi Southwest Atlantic. 4.9 SL 2008
Poromitra macrophthalma Indo-Pacific 4.5 SL 1903
Poromitra megalops Atlantic Ocean. 6.4 SL 1878
Poromitra nigriceps Northern Atlantic Ocean, 13.5 SL 1911
Poromitra nigrofulva Eastern Pacific Ocean 9.9 SL 1899
Poromitra oscitans Yawning Indo-Pacific 8.2 SL 1975
Poromitra rugosa Northeastern Pacific 9.4 SL 1939
Poromitra unicornis Pacific Ocean 11.4 SL 1905
Scopeloberyx bannikovi Western Atlantic, equator 2004
Scopeloberyx malayanus Indo-West Pacific 1913
Scopeloberyx maxillaris Eastern Pacific Ocean. Tr 1899
Scopeloberyx microlepis Southern bigscale Indian Ocean. South Paci 4.1 TL 1937
Scopeloberyx opisthopterus Atlantic, Indian and Paci 3.7 SL 1933
Scopeloberyx pequenoi Eastern Pacific, tropical 2004
Scopeloberyx robustus Longjaw bigscale Circumglobal 7.3 SL 1887
Scopeloberyx rossicus Northwest Pacific. 2004
Scopeloberyx rubriventer North Atlantic 1953
Scopelogadus beanii Bean's bigscale Southwest Pacific 12.2 SL 1887
Scopelogadus bispinosus Twospine bigscale Eastern Pacific 11 TL 1915
Scopelogadus mizolepis Ragged bigscale Indian and Atlantic 9.4 SL 1878
Scopelogadus unispinis Western Pacific 1963
Sio nordenskjoldii Nordenskjold's bigscale Atlantic, Indian and Paci 12.3 SL 1905



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