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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335); shcherbachevi: Named for Yurii Nikolaevich Shcherbachev, Laboratory of Oceanic Ichthyofauna, Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, Russian Academy of Sciences..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathypélagique; profondeur 0 - 1200 m (Ref. 117119). Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: southern part of the Mozambique Channel near the sw coast of Madagascar Island.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 2.0 cm SL (female)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 3; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15; Épines anales: 1; Rayons mous anaux: 8; Vertèbres: 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 15; eye diameter equal to suborbital bone width; vertebrae 27 (12 abdominal vertebrae); haemal arm of first caudal vertebra no haemal spurs; D III,15, A I,8; V 7; ventral fin behind vertical line of posterior margin of pectoral fin basement; anal fin starts behind the vertical line of fourth ray of dorsal fin from its end (Ref. 117119).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
Kotlyar, A.N., 2015. Revision of the genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae): 4. Oligo-raker species: M. parvus Ebeling, M. janae Ebeling, M. lentiginosus sp. n., M. shcherbachevi sp. n. J. Ichthyol. 55(6):765-777. (Ref. 117119)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 3.1 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).