Description
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Reference |
IB1252 |
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Category |
Fishes |
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Family Name |
Bigscales - MELAMPHAIDAE |
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Common Name |
Crested Bigscale |
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Scientific Name |
Poromitra crassiceps |
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Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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Notes |
Bigscales are small deepsea fishes that are pelagic in bottom waters from depths of 800 to 5000 m. Their body are fragile, with lightly calcified bones, indicating a slow-moving, low-energy mode of life. Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia |
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