Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Melamphaes microps, the smalleye bigscale or smalleye ridgehead is a fish of the genus Melamphaes, found in the North Atlantic, South Atlantic, southern Indian Ocean, and the south west Pacific including New Zealand, at depths of from 1,000 to 3,000 m. Their length is up to 10 cm.
Wikipedia contributors, Melamphaes microps; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T23:09:42.313969+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Melamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)
- Name authority
- (Günther, 1878)
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Beryciformes
- Family
- Melamphaidae
- Genus
- Melamphaes
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderBeryciformes
- suborderBerycoidei
- familyMelamphaidae Gill, 1893
- genusMelamphaes Günther, 1864
- speciesMelamphaes microps (Günther, 1878)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Melamphaes. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Melamphaes acanthomus Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes indicus Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes leprus Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Highsnout bigscaleMelamphaes lugubris Gilbert, 1890 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes manifestus Kotlyar, 2011 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes nikolayi Kotlyar, 2012 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes occlusus Kotlyar, 2012 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes pachystomus Kotlyar, 2011 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes parini Kotlyar, 1999 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes polylepis Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes pumilus Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling, 1962 | MelamphaidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Plectromus microps (Günther, 1878) (Günther, 1878) | synonym |
| Scopelus microps Günther, 1878 Günther, 1878 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127268 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:3Z4G6. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.