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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335); contradictorius: Name from Latin 'contradictorius' meaning contradictory, stresses the close relation of characters of this species to other species in the M. longivelis complex..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica ? - 200 m (Ref. 117111). Subtropical
Western Pacific: at the boundary between the Tasman Sea and Fiji Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 3.1 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 117111)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 15; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 28 - 29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: first gill arch with 18 rakers; eye diameter greater than width of suborbital bone; caudal peduncle depth more than twice its length; vertebrae 28-29, of them trunk 13; haemal arch of first caudal vertebra without spurs; D III,15; A I,8; ventral-fin soft rays 7; ventral fin is usually beyond vertical of posterior margin of pectoral fin insertion; anal fin begins beyond the vertical of last ray of dorsal fin (Ref. 117111).
Gonadal maturity stage II-III for of 3.1 cm SL male (Ref. 117111).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Kotlyar, A.N., 2015. Revision of the genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae). 3. Oligo-raker species: M. proximus sp. n., M. contradictorius sp. n., and M. succedanaus sp. n. J. Ichthyol. 55(5):619-629 (Ref. 117111)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00451 - 0.02668), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Alto, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione meno di 15 mesi (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).