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Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878)

Crested bigscale
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Ogasawara Islands (Bonin Islands) country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: error
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Report in Ref. 42199 possible refers to P. cristiceps (Ref. 83719).
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kotlyar, A.N., 2009
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Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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 Ecología

marino batipelágico; rango de profundidad 164 - 2730 m (Ref. 83717), usually 750 - 2730 m (Ref. 83717).   Deep-water

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Distribution needs to be defined. Formerly assigned as senior synonym of eight nominal species: P. atlantica, P. coronata, P. cristiceps, P. frontosa, P. nigriceps, P. nigrofulva, P. rugosa, P. unicornis (Ref. 83717).

Length at first maturity / Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: Lm 12.3, range 9 - 15.6 cm
Max length : 14.8 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 54657); edad máxima reportada: 9 años (Ref. 54657)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 3; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 12 - 13; Espinas anales: 1; Radios blandos anales: 9 - 10; Vértebra: 27 - 29. This species is distinguished by the following characters: spinulated (without gap) posterior and lower edges of praeoperculum; insertion of ventral fins behind the vertical of posterior edge of pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of posterior eye edge; soft rays in dorsal fin 12-13, in anal fin 9-10; rakers at first gill arch 28-30; vertebrae 27-29; pyloric caeca 6 (Ref. 83717).

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655). There is significant morphological variation between populations (Ref. 4241).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproducción | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larva

Oviparous (Ref. 36655).

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Kotlyar, A.N., 2008. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group P. crassiceps. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 13 May 2013

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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