Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015

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Bray, D.J. 2023, Melamphaes proximus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 29 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/5714

Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015

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Distribution	Southern Ocean south-east of South East Isles, Great Australian Bight, Western Australia. Elsewhere the species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific, from Madagascar and southern Australia, to off New Guinea and Japan.
Features	Dorsal fin III + 15-16; Anal fin I,8; Pelvic fin 7; Gill rakers 18-19; Vertebrae 28-29, trunk vertebrae 12-13. Eye diameter greater than width of suborbital bone; caudal-peduncle depth more than twice in length; haemal arch of first caudal vertebra no spurs; Pelvic fin origin beyond vertical of posterior margin of pectoral-fin insertion; anal-fin origin beyond vertical of last dorsal-fin ray.
Etymology	The specific name is from the Latin proximus (= nearest, closest), in reference to the close relationship of this species with the Atlantic species Melamphaes longivelis.
Species Citation	Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015, Voprosy Ikhtiologii 55(5): 509, fig. 1. Type locality: Indian Ocean, west of Australia [30°50′ S, 93°08′ E].
Author	Bray, D.J. 2023
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Melamphaes proximus Kotlyar 2015

References

Kotlyar, A.N. 2015. Revision of the genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae). 3. Oligo-raker species: M. proximus sp. n., M. contradictorius sp. n., and M. succedanaus sp. n. Voprosy Ikhtiologii 55(5): 509-520.

Kotlyar, A.N. 2015. Revision of the genus Melamphaes (Melamphaidae). 3. Oligo-raker species: M. proximus sp. n., M. contradictorius sp. n., and M. succedanaus sp. n. Journal of Ichthyology 55(5): 619-629

Moore, J. 2020. Melamphaes proximus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T137570258A137570854. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T137570258A137570854.en. Accessed on 06 June 2023.