Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek melanos [black] and amphi [by both sides]) of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform...
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The ridgehead snake (Manolepis putnami) is a species of snake in the family Colubridae. The species is endemic to southeastern Mexico. The specific name...
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consisting of about 68 species, the majority (61) of which belong to the ridgehead family (Melamphaidae). The Stephanoberyciformes are mostly uncommon deep-sea...
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Requiem shark Ribbon eel Ribbon sawtail fish Ribbonfish Rice eel Ricefish Ridgehead Riffle dace Righteye flounder Rio Grande perch River loach River shark...
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pufferfish Arothron stellatus Stargazing seadevil Ceratias uranoscopus Ridgehead Poromitra unicornis Tropical two-wing flyingfish Exocoetus evolans Cusk-eel...
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energy source. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families are sometimes termed pseudoceanic...
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vertical column. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families, are sometimes termed pseudoceanic...
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Scopelogadus beanii, or Bean's bigscale, is a species of ridgehead fish. It is named for Tarleton Hoffman Bean. Bean's bigscale is dark brown or black...
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Scopeloberyx is a genus of ridgeheads. There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: Scopeloberyx bannikovi Kotlyar, 2004 Scopeloberyx malayanus...
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This is a list of fish found in and around Great Britain, in both fresh water (lakes, rivers, streams and man-made pools) and salt water. This list includes...
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the beryciform fangtooths (Anoplogastridae) and the stephanoberyciform ridgeheads (Melamphaidae). The trachichthyid head is typically blunt with a large...
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and 200 kg (440 lb). Ridgeheads and allies (Stephanoberyciformes) The largest ridgeheads Poromitra curilensis, a Pacific ridgehead related to the crested...
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Melamphaes microps, the smalleye bigscale or smalleye ridgehead is a fish of the genus Melamphaes, found in the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, southern...
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including livebearers, killifishes Order Stephanoberyciformes, including the ridgeheads Order Beryciformes, including the fangtooths and pineconefishes Order...
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including live-bearers, killifishes Order Stephanoberyciformes, including the ridgeheads Order Beryciformes, including the fangtooths and pineconefishes Order...
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energy source. Some deep-sea pelagic groups, such as the lanternfish, ridgehead, marine hatchetfish, and lightfish families are sometimes termed pseudoceanic...
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This article gives a list of all species of fish found in the waters of Ireland. A separate list of freshwater fish is given at the bottom. Atlantic hagfish...
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melamphid, or one-horned melamphaid) is a species of deep sea fish in the ridgehead family. While the fish with the common name crested bigscale in Alaskan...
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Melamphaidae (ridgeheads or bigscales) Berycidae (alfonsinos and nannygais)...
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Sio is a monotypic genus of fish in the family Melamphaidae, the ridgeheads. The only species is Sio nordenskjoldii, or Nordenskjold's bigscale. It has...
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Sub-Antarctic distribution. These large squid are known to prey upon deep-sea ridgeheads and other mesopelagic fish, and to be preyed upon in turn by king penguins...
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Genus Macrocalamus Genus Macroprotodon Genus Magliophis Genus Manolepis - ridgehead snake Genus Masticophis Genus Mastigodryas Genus Meizodon Genus Mopanveldophis...
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is the defense method of the ridgeheads, which are not related to eels in any way. The dark coloration of the ridgeheads absorbs up to 95.5% of the light...
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Scopelogadus is a genus of ridgeheads. The generic name derives from the Greek σκόπελος (skopelos, "lanternfish") and γάδος (gados, "(cod) fish"). There...
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Schwarzhans Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Germany A possible relative of ridgeheads. The type species is Traunichthys pfeili. Trigla vandervoorti Sp. nov...
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Poromitra is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy...
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Illustration of a living Scopelogadus ridgehead...
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Valid Schwarzhans Paleocene (Thanetian) Oiching Formation Austria A ridgehead of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Mercediella Nom. nov Valid Koerber...
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Illustration of a living Scopelogadus ridgehead...
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