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Melamphaes leprus
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Ecological Illustration of Melamphaes leprus (Melamphaes leprus)
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Melamphaidae

Melamphaes leprus

Melamphaes leprus

Forward and upward shoulder spines

  • Tropical
  • Near the Equator
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Fusiform
  • Small

Melamphaes leprus is a marine fish from Eastern Atlantic. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.3 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Sawbellies and Allies
Family
Melamphaidae
Genus
Melamphaes
Water type
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
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