| Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| 11.5 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathypelagic; marine; depth range - 1880 m |
| Eastern Indian Ocean: East Indian Ridge. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12-12; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 27-27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with spinulated (without break) posterior and lower edges of praeoperculum; insertion of ventral fins posterior to the vertical of the posterior edge of pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of the posterior edge of the eye; dorsal fin with 12 soft rays, anal fin with 8; rakers on the first gill arch 31; vertebrae 27; pyloric caeca 7 (Ref. 83718). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 30 December 2019 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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