Ridgehead

Melamphaes typhlops

Three spines fifteen soft rays

Near the Equator
Northern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Fusiform
Small

Ridgehead is a marine fish recorded from North Atlantic: between 45°-10°N, including 8 specimens recorded within. It is associated with deep water. It reaches about 7.8 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Sawbellies and Allies
Family: Melamphaidae
Genus: Melamphaes
Maximum length: 7.8 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: fusiform
Distribution: North Atlantic: between 45°-10°N, including 8 specimens recorded within 28°-14°N and 27°-16°W in the eastern Atlantic and 2 records (one dubious) from further south in equatorial eastern Atlantic.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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