| Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| 4.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 3124 m |
| Indo-Pacific: tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean and the Pacific. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10-11; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-9; Vertebrae: 28-30. The species is distinguished by the following characters: lower margin of praeoperculum spinulated, posterior margin of the praeoperculum usually unspinulated or in a small number of fish there can be one spinule on it; insertion of ventral fins in front of the vertical of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw not reaching the vertical of the posterior margin of the eye; D II-III,10-11; A I,8-9; first branchial arch 21-24 rakers; vertebrae 28-30; pyloric caeca 4-5 (Ref. 84090). |
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Not Evaluated
(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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