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Melamphaes hubbsi Ebeling, 1962 |
| Family: | Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 2.52 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 150 m | |||
| Distribution: | South Atlantic: | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8; Vertebrae: 28-29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: gill rakers on first gill arch 14-16; suborbital bone width is significantly larger than eye diameter; total vertebrae 28-29 (abdominal 12); haemal arch of first causal vertebra without spurs; D III,14-15; A I,8: P 15; V I,7; with ventral fin starting behind vertical line of posterior margin of pectoral fin basement; anal fin begins under third-fourth rays of the dorsal fin from its end; absence of black dotted pigment spots on either head or body (Ref. 117121). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 May 2013 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||