Scientific Name
Melamphaes longivelis

Common Name
Eyebrow bigscale

Biology
Uncommon species (Ref. 4241). Trawled at depths greater than 500 m (Ref. 4241).

Classification

Classified By

Parr, 1933

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pricklefishes, Bigscales and Gibberfishes (Stephanoberyciformes)

Family

Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads (Melamphaidae)

Distribution

Region

Atlantic and Pacific

Distribution

Atlantic and Pacific: in tropical waters.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

0 m

Depth To - meters

1500 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 559), usually 0 - 150 m (Ref. 37108)

Trophic Level

3.87 s.e. 0.23 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.6 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated