Ridgehead
Melamphaes suborbitalis
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Stephanoberyciformes
- Family
- Melamphaidae
Melamphaes suborbitalis est un poisson bathypélagique vivant dans les eaux saumâtre ou de mer à une profondeur de 500 à 1000 m. Il se rencontre dans le nord de l'Atlantique, dans le sud du Pacifique.
Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek melanos [black] and amphi [by both sides]) of small, deep-sea beryciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distribution is worldwide, but ridgeheads are absent from the Arctic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Although the family is one of the most widespread and plentiful of deep-sea families, none of its members are of interest to commercial fishery.
Los melánfidos o familia Melamphaidae son peces marinos incluidos en el orden Stephanoberyciformes, que se distribuyen por casi todos los océanos emnos en el Ártico y en el Mediterráneo. Su nombre procede del griego: melanos (negro) + amphi (por ambos lados). Aparecen por primera vez en el registro fósil en el Mioceno.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionRidgehead, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family

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