Melamphaes typhlops (Lowe, 1843)

Family:  Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Max. size:  7.8 cm SL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 11.4 g
Environment:  bathypelagic; marine; depth range 0 - 1000 m
Distribution:  North Atlantic: between 45°-10°N, including 8 specimens recorded within 28°-14°N and 27°-16°W in the eastern Atlantic and 2 records (one dubious) from further south in equatorial eastern Atlantic.
Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 3-3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 1-1; Anal soft rays: 14-16. Head with a sharp angle I the frontal margin. Scales mostly pockets (Ref. 37108).
Biology:  Adults found at depths below 500 - 600 meters; juveniles below 50 meters (Ref. 51657).
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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