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> Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Scopelogadus: Greek, skopelos = a lantern fish + Latin, gadus = a fish; cod? (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 300 - 3385 m (Ref. 26165). Deep-water; 40°N - 30°S

Distribuzione Stati | Aree FAO | Ecosystems | Presenze | Point map | Introduzioni | Faunafri

Indian and Atlantic: in tropical waters to 20-30°S. Western Pacific: Japan (Ref. 559) to Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Eastern Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068).

Length at first maturity / Size / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m 6.7, range 4 - 9.4 cm
Max length : 9.4 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 4241); peso massimo pubblicato: 15.20 g (Ref. 126117)

Short description Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria

Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 8. Caudal peduncle moderate in length (Ref. 37108).

Trawled below 300 m (Ref. 4241).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve

Main reference Upload your references | Bibliografia | Coordinatore | Collaboratori

Ebeling, A.W., 1986. Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

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Scopelogadus mizolepis (Günther, 1878)