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Melamphaidae

Slender bigscale

Melamphaes acanthomus

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • South America
  • Small
Maximum length
10.7 cm
Water
Marine
Distribution
Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Panama. Reported from Chile (Ref. 9068 ).
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern
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RELATED SPECIES

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