''Melamphaes'' is a

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Melamphaidae Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek ''melanos'' lackand ''amphi'' y both sides of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distributi ...

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Species

There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus''

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, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamphaes contradictorius'' Kotlyar, 2015 Kotlyar, A.N. (2015): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 3. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. proximus'' sp. n., ''M. contradictorius'' sp. n., and ''M. succedaneus'' sp. n. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (5): 619-629.'' * '' Melamphaes danae''

, 1962 (Big-scale fish) Kotlyar, A.N. (2016): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 7. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. danae'' and ''M. pumilus''. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (4): 477–487.'' * '' Melamphaes ebelingi'' Keene, 1973 * '' Melamphaes eulepis''

, 1962 Kotlyar, A.N. (2014): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 1. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. laeviceps'', ''M. spinifer'', and ''M. eulepis''. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 54 (9): 620-630.'' * '' Melamphaes eurous'' Kotlyar, 2016 Kotlyar, A.N. (2016): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 5. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. indicus'', ''M. eurous'', and ''M. typhlops''. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (1): 19-30.'' * ''

Melamphaes falsidicus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

'' Kotlyar, 2011 Kotlyar, A.N. (2011): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): II. Multi-Raker Species: ''M. polylepis'', ''M. falsidicus'' sp. nova, ''M. pachystomus'' sp. nova, ''M. macrocephalus'', ''M. leprus''. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 51 (8): 569-580.'' * '' Melamphaes hubbsi''

, 1962 * '' Melamphaes inconspicuus'' Kotlyar, 2015 Kotlyar, A.N. (2015): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 2. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. longivelis'' Parr, ''M. inconspicuus'' sp. n., ''M. kobylyanskyi'' sp. n. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (3): 311-318.'' * '' Melamphaes indicus''

, 1962 * ''

Melamphaes janae ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

, 1962 * '' Melamphaes kobylyanskyi'' Kotlyar, 2015 * ''

Melamphaes laeviceps ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

, 1962 * ''

Melamphaes lentiginosus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

'' Kotlyar, 2015 Kotlyar, A.N. (2015): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 4. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. parvus'' Ebeling, ''M. janae'' Ebeling, ''M. lentiginosus'' sp. n., ''M. shcherbachevi'' sp. n. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 55 (6): 765-777.'' * ''

Melamphaes leprus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

, 1962 * ''

Melamphaes longivelis ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

'' A. E. Parr, 1933 (Eye-brow bigscale) * ''

Melamphaes lugubris ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family (biology), family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * ''Melamphaes acanthomus' ...

'' C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (High-snout bigscale) * ''

Melamphaes macrocephalus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamph ...

'' A. E. Parr, 1931 * '' Melamphaes manifestus'' Kotlyar, 2011 Kotlyar, A.N. (2011): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): I. Multi-Raker Species: ''M. lugubris'', ''M. xestoachidus'' sp. nova, ''M. microps'', ''M. manifestus'' sp. nova. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 51 (8): 557-568.'' * '' Melamphaes microps'' ( Günther, 1878) * '' Melamphaes nikolayi'' Kotlyar, 2012 Kotlyar, A.N. (2012): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): Part 4. Multi-Raker Species: ''M. ebelingi'', ''M. occlusus'' sp. nova, and ''M. nikolayi'' sp. nova. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 52 (4): 247-254.'' * '' Melamphaes occlusus'' Kotlyar, 2012 * '' Melamphaes pachystomus'' Kotlyar, 2011 * '' Melamphaes papavereus'' Kotlyar, 2016 Kotlyar, A.N. (2016): Revision of the Genus ''Melamphaes'' (Melamphaidae): 6. Oligo-Raker Species: ''M. papavereus'', ''M. simus'', ''M. hubbsi''. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 56 (3): 325-335.'' * '' Melamphaes parini'' Kotlyar, 1999 * '' Melamphaes parvus''

, 1962 (Little bigscale) * '' Melamphaes polylepis''

, 1962 * ''

Melamphaes proximus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamp ...

'' Kotlyar, 2015 * ''

Melamphaes pumilus ''Melamphaes'' is a genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae found in Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean. Species There are currently 37 recognized species in this genus: * '' Melamphaes acanthomus'' Ebeling, 1962 (Slender bigscale) * '' Melamp ...

, 1962 * '' Melamphaes shcherbachevi'' Kotlyar, 2015 * '' Melamphaes simus''

, 1962 (Ridge-head bigscale) * '' Melamphaes spinifer''

, 1962 * '' Melamphaes suborbitalis'' ( T. N. Gill, 1883) (Shoulder-spine bigscale) * '' Melamphaes succedaneus'' Kotlyar, 2015 * '' Melamphaes typhlops'' ( R. T. Lowe, 1843) * '' Melamphaes uniformis'' Kotlyar, 2013 Kotlyar, A.N. (2013): ''Melamphaes uniformis'', a New Species of the Family Melamphaidae from the Tasman Sea. ''Journal of Ichthyology, 53 (9): 775-777.'' * '' Melamphaes xestoachidus'' Kotlyar, 2011

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2407535 Stephanoberyciformes Taxa named by Albert Günther