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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Melamphaes: Greek, melan, -anos = black + Greek, amphi = both side (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Jan Ebeling is the wife of the author, Alfred W Ebeling (q.v.). She was honoured for having sorted the first specimens of this species from collections made during the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Eastropic Expedition (1955). (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 200 - 500 m (Ref. 51657). Tropical; 10°N - 10°S (Ref. 117119)
Indo-Pacific; absent in the waters of Indonesia and the western part of the Pacific Ocean.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 46892)
Adults can be found at depths below 200 meters; juveniles taken at depth of 150 meters (Ref. 51657).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
Moore, J. and J.R. Paxton, 1999. Melamphaidae. Bigscales, ridgeheads. p. 2201-2202. In K.E. Carpenter and V.H. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the WCP. Vol. 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. (Ref. 27556)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 1.7 - 17.4, mean 12.1 °C (based on 119 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00453 - 0.02656), b=3.09 (2.88 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 3.6 ±0.2 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Bajo, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 4.5-14 años (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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