| Family: |
Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) |
| Max. size: |
46.8 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathypelagic; marine; depth range 150 - 200 m |
| Distribution: |
Eastern Atlantic: 4 specimens from inside 18°N and 1°S and 15°W. Also western Indian Ocean, central equatorial Pacific, and throughout Indonesia (Ref. 4241). |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-16; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Peculiar bony expansions of head ridges and intact squamation distinguish M. eulepis from other congeners. Head with sharp angle in frontal margin (Ref. 37108). |
| Biology: |
Trawled at depths below 200 m (Ref. 4241). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 20 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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