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Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878)

Crested bigscale
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Mexico country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: error
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Report from this country in Ref. 2850 may refer to Poromitra frontosa given its distributional range (Ref. 83719).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mx.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kotlyar, A.N., 2009
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Lubin la crête, One-horned melamphaid fish, Crested melamphid, ... more

Classification / Names Populärnamn | synonymer | Catalog of Fishes(Släkte, Arter) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Poromitra: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, mitra = stripe, belt (Ref. 45335);  crassiceps: Named crassiceps for its thick head (Ref. 6885).
  More on author: Günther.

Issue
Distribution needs to be defined; previous reports may refer to other species of Poromitra (Ref. 83717, 83719).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

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