Image Bank - Fishes
Crested Bigscale
Reference |
IB1252 |
Category |
Fishes |
Family Name |
Bigscales - MELAMPHAIDAE |
Common Name |
Crested Bigscale |
Scientific Name |
Poromitra crassiceps |
Artist Name |
Roger Swainston |
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 |