Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling, 1962

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Melamphaes spinifer Ebeling, 1962 .

To 7.4 cm (2.9 in) SL ( Kotlyar 2014). Southern Baja California (27°N) ( Ebeling 1962) to Chile ( Pequeño 1989), including Gulf of California (Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California). Depth: young fish down to about 100–200 m (328–656 ft) ( Ebeling 1962); adults below 400–500 m (1,312 –1,640 ft).