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Melamphaes acanthomus
Ebeling
Melamphaes acanthomus
was originally described as
Melamphaes acanthomus
by Ebeling in 1962. It belongs to the family
Melamphaidae
. It is commonly known as Shoulderspine bigscale and is known Shoulderspine bigscale in USA (contiguous states), Melánfido in Spain, Slender bigscale in United Kingdom.
more common names
It is found in Salt water and its distribution is Eastern Pacific off southern California to the Gulf of Panama and Gulf of California south to northern Chile.
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acanthomus
AuthorWI
Ebeling [A. W.]
AuthorNI
Ebeling
Qualification
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Year
1962
Status
Valid
Class
Osteichthyes
Osteichthyes
Order
Beryciformes
Beryciformes
Family
Melamphaidae
Subfamily
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Genus
Melamphaes
Subgenus
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Class
Osteichthyes
Order
Beryciformes
Family
Melamphaidae
Genus
Melamphaes
Original Name
Melamphaes
Taxon Name
acanthomus
Original Combination
Melamphaes acanthomus
Original Genus
Melamphaes
Original Genus Species
Melamphaes acanthomus
OriginalSubGenus
Melamphaes
Original Author
Ebeling
Original AuthorWI
Ebeling [A. W.]
Original Qualification
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Original Year
1962
Original Family
Melamphaidae
Original SubFamily
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Original Level
species
Type Locality
Off San Diego, California, U.S.A., 32°46'N, 117°32.5'W, depth 0-840 meters over bottom depth of 1040 meters.
Types
Paratypes: SIO 50-269 (1), 50-286 (1), 51-16 (1), 51-74 (1), 51-80 (1), 51-92 (1), 51-392 (1), 52-39 (1), 54-83 (1), 54-86 [spec. 2] (1), 54-123 to 124 (1, 1), 54-126 (1), 57-96 (2), 59-200 (3), 59-202 to 203 (3, 1); CAS-SU 46480 (1); ZMUC P41118 (1).
Type Catalogue
Type catalog: Nielsen 1974:58 [ref. 9588].
Primary Code
Holotype
Primary Type
SIO 54-86 [spec. 1]
Journal
Dana Rep.
Citation
No. 58
Page
51
Illustrations
Fig. 22
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Original QualificationSS
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Current Genus Species
Melamphaes acanthomus
Current Species
acanthomus
Current Genus
Melamphaes
Current AuthorWI
Ebeling [A. W.]
Current AuthorNI
Ebeling
Current Year
1962
Current Family
Melamphaidae
Current Subfamily
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Habitat
bathypelagic
Water
Salt water
Depth Range
From 250 to 3500 meters.
Distribution
Eastern Pacific off southern California to the Gulf of Panama and Gulf of California south to northern Chile.
Current Summary
Valid as
Melamphaes acanthomus
Ebeling 1962. Melamphaidae.
Name History
• Valid as
Melamphaes acanthomus
Ebeling 1962 -- (Pequeño 1989:52 [ref. 14125], Kotlyar 1996:273 [ref. 23292], Kotlyar 2004:1 [ref. 27590], Kotlyar 2012:145 [ref. 31963] as
acanthmus
once on p. 145, Kotlyar 2012:254 [ref. 32009]).
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Species
Genus Species
Authorship
Status
atlanticus
Melamphaes atlanticus
Norman [J. R.] 1929
Synonym
beanii
Melamphaes beanii
Günther [A.] 1887
Synonym
bericoides
Melamphaes bericoides
(Borodin [N. A.] 1929)
Synonym
bispinosus
Melamphaes bispinosus
Gilbert [C. H.] 1915
Synonym
cavernosus
Melamphaes cavernosus
Chapman [W. M.] 1939
Synonym
cocles
Melamphaes cocles
(Vaillant [L. L.] 1888)
Synonym
contradictorius
Melamphaes contradictorius
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015
Valid
crassicauda
Melamphaes crassicauda
Koefoed [E.] 1953
Synonym
crassiceps
Melamphaes crassiceps
(Günther [A.] 1878)
Synonym
cristiceps
Melamphaes cristiceps
Gilbert [C. H.] 1890
Synonym
danae
Melamphaes danae
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
ebelingi
Melamphaes ebelingi
Keene [M. J.] 1973
Valid
eulepis
Melamphaes eulepis
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
eurous
Melamphaes eurous
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2016
Valid
eurylepis
Melamphaes eurylepis
Holt [E. W. L.] & Byrne [L. W.] 1906
Synonym
falsidicus
Melamphaes falsidicus
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2011
Valid
frontosus
Melamphaes frontosus
Garman [S.] 1899
Synonym
hubbsi
Melamphaes hubbsi
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
inconspicuus
Melamphaes inconspicuus
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015
Valid
indicus
Melamphaes indicus
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
janae
Melamphaes janae
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
kobylyanskyi
Melamphaes kobylyanskyi
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015
Valid
laeviceps
Melamphaes laeviceps
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
lentiginosus
Melamphaes lentiginosus
Kotlyar [A. N.] 2015
Valid
leprus
Melamphaes leprus
Ebeling [A. W.] 1962
Valid
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