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Melamphaes parini Kotlyar, 1999 |
| Family: | Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 11.3 cm SL (female) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 50 - 1000 m | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Sea of Okhotsk, west of the Kuril Islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | This species is distinguished by having the following characters: with 2 spines ('spurs') directed downward and laterally on hemal spine of the first caudal vertebra and posttemporal (temporal) spine directed anterodorsally; pelvic fins start in front of the level of pectoral fins; 31 transverse scale rows from nape to the beginning of caudal fin and 26 from the temple; preserved color light (Ref. 84880) | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 30 December 2019 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||