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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335); occlusus: Name from Latin word which means hidden or concealed; indicating that the specimen of this species was possibly included with those of M. microps..

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Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 1500 - 1610 m (Ref. 90261). Deep-water

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Southwestern Indian Ocean: Madagascar Ridge.

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.7 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 90261)

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 16; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 29. This species is distinguished by the following: first gill arch with 22 rakers; total vertebrae 29, abdominal 11; haemal arch of the first caudal vertebra with 2 spines directed downwards and to the sides ('spurs'); D III,16, P 15; V I,8; ventral fin originates beyond the vertical of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin insertion; anal fin originates beneath the last ray of the dorsal fin (Ref. 90261).

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Kotlyar, A.N., 2012. Revision of genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae): Part 4. Multi-raker species: M. ebelingi, M. occlusus sp. nova, and M. nikolayi sp. nova. Vopr. Ikhtiol. 52 (3):279-287. J. Ichthyol. 52(4):247-254. (Ref. 90261)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 30 December 2019

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Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00451 - 0.02668), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trophic level (Ref. 69278): 3.7 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

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