WoRMS taxon details
Melamphaidae Gill, 1893
- Genus Melamphaes Günther, 1864
- Genus Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883
- Genus Scopeloberyx Zugmayer, 1911
- Genus Scopelogadus Vaillant, 1888
- Genus Sio Moss, 1962
- Genus Lophocephalus Osório, 1906 accepted as Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883 (synonym)
- Genus Melanphaes accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864 (misspelling)
- Genus Metopias Lowe, 1843 accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864
- Genus Plectromus Gill, 1883 accepted as Melamphaes Günther, 1864
- Genus Poromitrella Zugmayer, 1911 accepted as Poromitra Goode & Bean, 1883
marine, brackish, terrestrial
Not documented
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Melamphaidae Gill, 1893. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=125599 on 2025-05-12
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Nomenclature
basis of record
van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS)
Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
additional source Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2025). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2025., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
