Highsnout bigscale

The Highsnout bigscale lives in the bathypelagic, marine, depth range 50 - 3400 m , usually 200 - 500 m environment.

Age and growth of the Highsnout bigscale, Melamphaes lugubris Vladimir A. Shelekhov and Vadim F. Savinykh Vadim F. More

Common names

Highsnout bigscale in English
highsnout melamphid in English
Hon-kabuto-uo in Japanese (日本語)
高吻孔头鲷 in Mandarin Chinese
高吻孔頭鯛 in Mandarin Chinese

Order : Stephanoberyciformes
Family : Melamphaidae
Genus : Melamphaes
Species : Melamphaes lugubris
Authority : Gilbert, 1891