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Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962 |
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SFSA |
| Family: | Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 46.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 150 - 200 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Atlantic: 4 specimens from inside 18°N and 1°S and 15°W. Also western Indian Ocean, central equatorial Pacific, and throughout Indonesia (Ref. 4241). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Peculiar bony expansions of head ridges and intact squamation distinguish M. eulepis from other congeners. Head with sharp angle in frontal margin (Ref. 37108). | |||
| Biology: | Trawled at depths below 200 m (Ref. 4241). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||