Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m |
North Atlantic: between 45°-10°N, including 8 specimens recorded within 28°-14°N and 27°-16°W in the eastern Atlantic and 2 records (one dubious) from further south in equatorial eastern Atlantic. |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 14-16. Head with a sharp angle I the frontal margin. Scales mostly pockets (Ref. 37108). |
Adults found at depths below 500 - 600 meters; juveniles below 50 meters (Ref. 51657). |
Data deficient
(Ref. 96402)
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harmless |
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