''Poromitra'' is a
genus
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of
ridgehead
Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek ''melanos'' lackand ''amphi'' y both sides of small, deep-sea beryciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distribution is ...
s. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in
preopercle
The operculum is a series of bones found in bony fish and chimaeras that serves as a facial support structure and a protective covering for the gills; it is also used for respiration and feeding.
Anatomy
The opercular series contains four bon ...
anatomy.
A
Poromitra curilensis specimen from the
Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtained on October 7, 1968, marks the first discovery of a Poromitra member in the southeastern
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Poromitra atlantica''
(Norman
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** People or things connected with the Norma ...
, 1929)
* ''
Poromitra capito''
Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883
* ''
Poromitra coronata
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in Operculum (fish), preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of O ...
''
( Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924)
* ''
Poromitra crassa''
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, 1980
* ''
Poromitra crassiceps
''Poromitra crassiceps'', commonly called the crested bigscale (also called large-headed midnight fish, crested melamphid, or one-horned melamphaid) is a species of deep sea fish in the ridgehead family.
While the fish with the common name crest ...
''
( Günther, 1878) (Crested bigscale)
* ''
Poromitra cristiceps''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1890)
* ''
Poromitra curilensis''
Kotlyar, 2008
* ''
Poromitra decipiens''
Kotlyar, 2008
* ''
Poromitra frontosa
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtai ...
''
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, 1899)
* ''
Poromitra gibbsi
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtai ...
''
Parin & Borodulina, 1989
* ''
Poromitra glochidiata
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtai ...
''
Kotlyar, 2008
* ''
Poromitra indooceanica
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtai ...
''
Kotlyar, 2008
* ''
Poromitra jucunda
''Poromitra'' is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtai ...
''
Kotlyar, 2010
* ''
Poromitra kukuevi''
Kotlyar, 2008
* ''
Poromitra macrophthalma''
(Gilchrist, 1903)
* ''
Poromitra megalops''
( Lütken, 1878)
* ''
Poromitra nigriceps''
( Zugmayer, 1911)
* ''
Poromitra nigrofulva''
(Garman, 1899)
* ''
Poromitra oscitans''
Ebeling, 1975 (Yawning)
* ''
Poromitra rugosa''
( W. M. Chapman, 1939)
* ''
Poromitra unicornis''
(C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
References
Melamphaidae
Ray-finned fish genera
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