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Wienerroither, D. Zaera-Perez and J.R. Paxton0 Identification guide to the mesopelagic fishes of the central and south east Atlantic Ocean. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Rome: FAO, xvi+327 p. (Ref. 123424) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Mesopelagic species, adults trawled at depths below 400 m, juveniles below 150 meters. There is significant morphological variation between Indo-Pacific and other populations. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655). Ebeling, A.W. 1986 Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241) FB-DiagnosticDescr-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-04 00:00:00 2005-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy Branchiostegal rays: 8 (Ref. 36655). Large eye, measures more than 20% of head length. Body slender and angular. Scales on body and operculum mostly missing. Pelvic fin long, extends almost to anal fin origin. Gal bladder well developed (Ref. 37108). Ebeling, A.W. 1986 Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241) FB-Morphology-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1997-01-04 00:00:00 2005-01-20 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 27 - 30 Ebeling, A.W. 1986 Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241) FB-Distribution-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2010-06-03 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Atlantic Ocean. Kotlyar, A.N. 2010 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 6. Species of the <i>P. megalops</i> group. J. Ichthyol. 50(3):231-245. (Ref. 84090) FB-Uses-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: of no interest Ebeling, A.W. 1986 Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241) FB-LifeCycle-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=16858&StockCode=15295 Oviparous (Ref. 36655). Sandknop, E.M. and W. Watson 1996 Melamphaidae: bigscales. p. 692-711. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36655) FB-Size-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 6.6 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and … 2022 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-16858 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-03-06 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=16858 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle bathypelagic; marine; depth range 150 - 1000 m (Ref. 36655) Sandknop, E.M. and W. Watson 1996 Melamphaidae: bigscales. p. 692-711. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. 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