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Melamphaes parvus Ebeling, 1962 Little bigscale |
| Family: | Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 860 m | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Pacific: endemic to the California Current region. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-15; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 7-9; Vertebrae: 27-29. Branchiostegal rays: 8-8 (Ref. 36655). | |||
| Biology: | A mesopelagic species, found primarily below 200 m depth (Ref. 36655). All studied specimens were reported to have been sampled by nonclosing gears from the depth of more than 2000 m that one cannot conclude about the exact sampling depth and the depth range of this species; notably, larger specimens occur deeper than young ones (Ref. 117119). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||