| Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| 12.2 cm SL (female) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 2500 m |
| Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755). Southeast Pacific: Chile (Ref. 9068). Also in the Atlantic and southern Indian Oceans. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9. Caudal peduncle relatively long. Lower 4th gill arch with the inter-raker spaces with spines (Ref. 37108). |
| One of the largest and deepest-dwelling melamphid species. Feeds mainly on pelagic prey. Captured by bottom and midwater trawls (Ref. 26478). Minimum depth from Ref. 58018. |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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Recorded from the Juan Fernández Islands (Ref. 33693). |
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