''Poromitra'' is a

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ridgehead Ridgeheads, also known as bigscales, are a family (Melamphaidae, from the Greek ''melanos'' lackand ''amphi'' y both sides of small, deep-sea stephanoberyciform fish. The family contains approximately 37 species in five genera; their distribut ...

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 ...

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Poromitra curilensis ''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, obtaine ...

specimen from the

Shirshov Institute of Oceanology The Shirshov Institute of Oceanology ( P.P. Shirshov Institute of Oceanology (IO) RAN, russian: Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение науки Институт океанологии имен ...

, obtained on October 7, 1968, marks the first discovery of a Poromitra member in the southeastern

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Species

There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: * ''

Poromitra atlantica ''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, obtaine ...

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, 1929) * ''

Poromitra capito ''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, obtaine ...

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& 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 preopercle anatomy. A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtaine ...

'' ( Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) * ''

Poromitra crassa ''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, obtaine ...

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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 ''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, obtaine ...

'' ( C. H. Gilbert, 1890) * ''

'' Kotlyar, 2008 * ''

Poromitra decipiens ''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, obtaine ...

'' 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, obtaine ...

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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, obtaine ...

'' 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, obtaine ...

'' 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, obtaine ...

'' 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, obtaine ...

'' Kotlyar, 2010 * ''

Poromitra kukuevi ''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, obtaine ...

'' Kotlyar, 2008 * ''

Poromitra macrophthalma ''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, obta ...

'' (Gilchrist, 1903) * ''

Poromitra megalops ''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, obtaine ...

'' ( Lütken, 1878) * '' Poromitra nigriceps'' ( Zugmayer, 1911) * '' Poromitra nigrofulva'' (Garman, 1899) * ''

Poromitra oscitans ''Poromitra oscitans'', the yawning, is a fish of the family Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the In ...

'' Ebeling, 1975 (Yawning) * ''

Poromitra rugosa ''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, obtaine ...

'' ( W. M. Chapman, 1939) * ''

Poromitra unicornis ''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, obtaine ...

'' (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)

References

Melamphaidae Ray-finned fish genera {{Stephanoberyciformes-stub