12544 Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling, 1962 Melamphaidae Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads Beryciformes Teleostei Slender bigscale Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Panama. Reported from Chile (Ref. 9068). FB 2740592 Melamphaes acanthomus 0 - 840 m GCRL 6133 1964 Melamphaes acanthomus ISH 680-1975 1975 Melamphaes acanthomus 60 - 100 m