Melamphaes Papavereus
📖 Overview
Known only from one specimen caught in the Bay of Bengal with a nonclosing net at 0-1000 meters depth .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8; Vertebrae: 25. This species is distinguished by the following characters: rakers on first gill arch 18; suborbital bone width is significantly greater than eye diameter; total vertebrae 25, abdominal 11; descending spinules ('spurs') on haemal arm of first caudal vertebra 2; D III,15; A I,8; P 7, with ventral fin starting under the vertical line of posterior margin of pectoral fin basement; anal fin starting behind vertical line of last dorsal fin ray; head and body with black dotted pigment spots .: fusiform / normal; Cross section: compressed.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Melamphaes Papavereus is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; bathypelagic; depth range 0 - 1000 m . Deep-water Indian Ocean: India, Bay of Bengal.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🔍 Similar Species
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