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Melamphaidae
Southern bigscale
Scopeloberyx microlepis
Melamphaid Fish from the Pacific Ocean
Southern bigscale is a marine fish from Indian Ocean. It inhabits deep water. The largest recorded length is 4.1 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Melamphaidae
- Genus
- Scopeloberyx
- Maximum length
- 4.1 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- fusiform
- Distribution
- Indian Ocean. South Pacific.
- Conservation status
- LCLeast Concern

