Shoulderspine bigscale (Melamphaes suborbitalis) fish species and information / pictures of Shoulderspine bigscale - Melamphaes suborbitalis

Shoulderspine bigscale (Melamphaes suborbitalis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Melamphaes suborbitalis

Common Name
Shoulderspine bigscale

Biology
Adults occur below 500 m (Ref. 6747).

Classification

Classified By

Gill, 1883

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Pricklefishes, Bigscales and Gibberfishes (Stephanoberyciformes)

Family

Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads (Melamphaidae)

Distribution

Region

North Atlantic

Distribution

North Atlantic: including 7 specimens recorded between about 18? and 29?N and 15? and 25?W. Northwest Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951). Southwest Pacific: New South Wales, Australia (Ref. 7300) and New Zealand (Ref. 5755).

Range

29°N - 48°S

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

500 m

Depth To - meters

1000 m

Zone

bathyalpelagic

Environment

Marine; brackish; bathypelagic; depth range 500 - 1000 m (Ref. 31511)

Trophic Level

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

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

True

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

10.0 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

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (10 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2-4)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated