| Family: |
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| Max. size: |
3.7 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 500 - 3000 m |
| Distribution: |
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical waters. South China Sea (Ref.74511). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 11-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-8. Body slender blunted anteriorly, eye small. Gas bladder longer than stomach (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
Trawled below 500 m. |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 04 February 2009 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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