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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Eponymy: Dr German Enrique Pequeño Reyes (d: 1941) was Professor of Zoology at and Director of the Instituto de Zoología, Ernst F Kilian, Universidad Austral de Chile (1973–2007). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathypelagic. Subtropical
Distribution
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Eastern Pacific, tropical to subtropical. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Kotlyar, A.N., 2004. Revision of the genus Scopeloberyx (Melamphaidae). Part 2. Oligorakered species of the group S. robustus. J. Ichthyol. 44(9):677-689. (Ref. 82069)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: of no interest
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