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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335).
Ambiente / Clima / Range
Ecologia
; marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 0 - 860 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water, preferred ?; 42°N - 25°N
Eastern Pacific: endemic to the California Current region.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Short description
Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale): 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale): 13-15; Spine anali 1; Raggi anali molli: 7 - 9; Vertebre: 27 - 29. Branchiostegal rays: 8-8 (Ref. 36655).
A mesopelagic species, found primarily below 200 m depth (Ref. 36655). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturità | Riproduzione | Deposizione | Uova | Fecundity | Larve
Sandknop, E.M. and W. Watson, 1996. Melamphaidae: bigscales. p. 692-711. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36655)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 94142)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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