133: MELAMPHAIDAE (BIGSCALE FISHES)
3a Ridges on side of head expanded to reveal flanges
of reticulate bone at their margins; scales and
head epidermis durable, mostly intact ... ... ................... M. eulepis
3b Ridges on side of head thin, not expanded; scales
and head epidermis relatively delicate, often
missing .. ..................................................... ..... M. longivelis
M. eu/eois
M. longivelis
4a A 1,9-10; 0 III,15-17 ........ .. ........ .............. ............... M. simus
4b A 1,8; 0 III,14-16 ................................................... M. danae
133.1 Melamphaes danae
Ebeling, 1962
Melamphaes danae Ebeling, 1962: 102, Fig. 37 (Indonesia, Celebes
Sea) .
o III,14-16; A 1,8; LS 31-34; OS 9-11; GR (3-4)+(11-13); vertebrae
25-28, with strong antrorse spine on hemal arch of 1st caudal vertebra.
Upper jaw 6.3-7.1 in SL; eye 1.1-1.3 in suborbital width; A origin under
4th or 5th from last 0 ray. Scales with concentric circuli delimiting grooves
of equal width on all fields.
Attains 21 mm SL. Trawled below 125 m off Madagascar,
throughout Indonesia and northward to 25°N, in South
Pacific southeastward to 1l0oW, and in equatorial North
Pacific.
133.1 Melamphaes danae: 2 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.2 Melamphaes eulepis
Ebeling, 1962
Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962: 70, Fig. 27 (South Atlantic, off
Ghana).
o III,14-16; A 1,8; LS 33-36; OS 8; GR 4 + (14-15); vertebrae 29-30,
with weak antrorse spur on hemal arch of 1st caudal vertebra. Upper jaw
5.3-5.9 in SL; eye 0.8-1.0 in suborbital width; A origin underlast 2 0 rays.
Scales with circuli on posterior field delimiting grooves 3-4 times width of
narrowest grooves on anterior field. Edge of preopercle smooth, without
spine.
428
Attains 46 mm SL. Trawled below 200 m in Atlantic
south of 13°S, around Africa, in Indian Ocean, throughout
Indonesia and in central equatorial Pacific.
133.2 Melamphaes eulepis: 4.5 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.3 Melamphaes longivelis
Parr, 1933
Melamphaes microps longivelis Parr, 1933: 16, Fig. 6 (West Indies).
Melamphaes longivelis: Ebeling, 1962: 73*.
o III,15-18; A 1,8-9; LS 32-35; OS 8; GR (4-5)+(13-15); vertebrae 2830. Upper jaw 5.6-6.2 in SL; eye 0.7-0.9 in suborbital width; A origin
slightly behind or directly under last 0 ray. Scales with circuli on posterior
field delimiting grooves 3 times width of narrowest grooves on anterior
field.
Attains 106 mm SL. Trawled below 500 m in North and
South Atlantic, throughout Indonesia, and in tropical/subtropical Pacific. Uncommon.
133.3 Melamphaes longivelis: 7.5 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.4 Melamphaes microps
(Gunther, 1878)
Scopelus microps Gunther, 1878: 186 (between Cape of Good Hope
and Kergulen Ids.). Melamphaes microps: Ebeling, 1962: 32*.
o III,17-18; A 1,8; V 1,8; LS 33-35; OS 8; GR (6-7)+(17-18); vertebrae
29-30. Upper jaw 5.1-5.6 in SL; eye 0.8-0.9 in suborbital width; A origin
under last 0 ray. Scales with circuli on posterior field delimiting grooves
3-5 times width of narrowest grooves on anterior field.
3a Ridges on side of head expanded to reveal flanges
of reticulate bone at their margins; scales and
head epidermis durable, mostly intact ... ... ................... M. eulepis
3b Ridges on side of head thin, not expanded; scales
and head epidermis relatively delicate, often
missing .. ..................................................... ..... M. longivelis
M. eu/eois
M. longivelis
4a A 1,9-10; 0 III,15-17 ........ .. ........ .............. ............... M. simus
4b A 1,8; 0 III,14-16 ................................................... M. danae
133.1 Melamphaes danae
Ebeling, 1962
Melamphaes danae Ebeling, 1962: 102, Fig. 37 (Indonesia, Celebes
Sea) .
o III,14-16; A 1,8; LS 31-34; OS 9-11; GR (3-4)+(11-13); vertebrae
25-28, with strong antrorse spine on hemal arch of 1st caudal vertebra.
Upper jaw 6.3-7.1 in SL; eye 1.1-1.3 in suborbital width; A origin under
4th or 5th from last 0 ray. Scales with concentric circuli delimiting grooves
of equal width on all fields.
Attains 21 mm SL. Trawled below 125 m off Madagascar,
throughout Indonesia and northward to 25°N, in South
Pacific southeastward to 1l0oW, and in equatorial North
Pacific.
133.1 Melamphaes danae: 2 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.2 Melamphaes eulepis
Ebeling, 1962
Melamphaes eulepis Ebeling, 1962: 70, Fig. 27 (South Atlantic, off
Ghana).
o III,14-16; A 1,8; LS 33-36; OS 8; GR 4 + (14-15); vertebrae 29-30,
with weak antrorse spur on hemal arch of 1st caudal vertebra. Upper jaw
5.3-5.9 in SL; eye 0.8-1.0 in suborbital width; A origin underlast 2 0 rays.
Scales with circuli on posterior field delimiting grooves 3-4 times width of
narrowest grooves on anterior field. Edge of preopercle smooth, without
spine.
428
Attains 46 mm SL. Trawled below 200 m in Atlantic
south of 13°S, around Africa, in Indian Ocean, throughout
Indonesia and in central equatorial Pacific.
133.2 Melamphaes eulepis: 4.5 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.3 Melamphaes longivelis
Parr, 1933
Melamphaes microps longivelis Parr, 1933: 16, Fig. 6 (West Indies).
Melamphaes longivelis: Ebeling, 1962: 73*.
o III,15-18; A 1,8-9; LS 32-35; OS 8; GR (4-5)+(13-15); vertebrae 2830. Upper jaw 5.6-6.2 in SL; eye 0.7-0.9 in suborbital width; A origin
slightly behind or directly under last 0 ray. Scales with circuli on posterior
field delimiting grooves 3 times width of narrowest grooves on anterior
field.
Attains 106 mm SL. Trawled below 500 m in North and
South Atlantic, throughout Indonesia, and in tropical/subtropical Pacific. Uncommon.
133.3 Melamphaes longivelis: 7.5 em SL (after Ebeling, 1962).
133.4 Melamphaes microps
(Gunther, 1878)
Scopelus microps Gunther, 1878: 186 (between Cape of Good Hope
and Kergulen Ids.). Melamphaes microps: Ebeling, 1962: 32*.
o III,17-18; A 1,8; V 1,8; LS 33-35; OS 8; GR (6-7)+(17-18); vertebrae
29-30. Upper jaw 5.1-5.6 in SL; eye 0.8-0.9 in suborbital width; A origin
under last 0 ray. Scales with circuli on posterior field delimiting grooves
3-5 times width of narrowest grooves on anterior field.