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Highsnout bigscale (Melamphaes lugubris)
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Ecological Illustration of Highsnout bigscale (Melamphaes lugubris)
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Melamphaidae

Highsnout bigscale

Melamphaes lugubris

Long pectoral fins pass anus

  • Northern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • North America
  • Fusiform
  • Small

Highsnout bigscale is a marine fish from North Pacific. It inhabits deep water. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10.8 cm.

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