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Beryciformes (Sawbellies) >
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
البيئة
بحري مياه عميقة; نطاق العمق 0 - 860 m (Ref. 58018). Deep-water; 42°N - 25°N
Eastern Pacific: endemic to the California Current region.
الحجم / وزن / العمر
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
وصف مختصر
الوصف الخارجي | قياسات المظهر الخارجي
الأشواك الظهرية (المجموع): 3; الأشعة الظهرية الناعمة (المجموع): 13-15; شوكة شرجية 1; أشعه شرجية لينه: 7 - 9; فقرات: 27 - 29. Branchiostegal rays: 8-8 (Ref. 36655).
A mesopelagic species, found primarily below 200 m depth (Ref. 36655). Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655).
Life cycle and mating behavior
النضج | التكاثر | وضع البيض | بيض | الخصوبة | Larvae
Sandknop, E.M. and W. Watson, 1996. Melamphaidae: bigscales. p. 692-711. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36655)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
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