Poromitra oscitans
| Poromitra oscitans | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Melamphaidae |
| Genus: | Poromitra |
| Species: | P. oscitans
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| Binomial name | |
| Poromitra oscitans Ebeling, 1975
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Poromitra oscitans, the yawning, is a fish of the family Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific region. It grows to a length of 8.2cm SL, and lives at a depth of 643-5320m.
References
[edit]- "Poromitra oscitans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 18 April 2006.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Poromitra oscitans". FishBase. January 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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