| Family: |
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| Max. size: |
2.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m |
| Distribution: |
South Atlantic: |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 28-29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 14-16; suborbital bone width is significantly larger than eye diameter; total vertebrae 28-29 (abdominal 12); haemal arch of first causal vertebra without spurs; D III,14-15; A I,8: P 15; V I,7; with ventral fin starting behind vertical line of posterior margin of pectoral fin basement; anal fin begins under third-fourth rays of the dorsal fin from its end; absence of black dotted pigment spots on either head or body (Ref. 117121). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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