Diagnostic Description
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This species is distinguished by the following characters: spinulated posterior and lower margins of the praeoperculum with the angular part of the praeoperculum having a non-spinulated notch; insertion of the ventral fins at the level of the vertical of the posterior margin of the pectoral fin insertion, or sometimes slightly shifted anteriad in small specimens; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of the posterior eye margin; possess the smallest eyes among other species of the genus, 10.7-17.2 times in HL; soft rays on dorsal fin 9-10, in anal fin 7-8; first branchial arch with 23-25 rakers; vertebrae 24-25; pyloric caeca 7 (Ref. 83463).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 7 - 8
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Biology
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Trawled at depths greater than 800-1000 m (Ref. 4241, 83463); seined with unclosing fishing gear at 4500-0 m and with closing fishing gear at depths of 1300-645 m (Ref. 83463).
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- Christine Marie V. Casal
Importance
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fisheries: of no interest
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- Christine Marie V. Casal
分布
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分布於印度及太平洋的熱帶及亞熱帶海域。臺灣分布於東北部海域。
利用
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罕見之魚種,除學術研究外,無經濟價值。
描述
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體延長,略呈紡錘形,尾柄細長。頭大,表面凹陷不平整,頭頂兩側各具細鋸齒狀縱向稜脊,稜脊前方呈棘狀;鼻間具一直立尖棘;眶下骨下緣具細棘。吻中長而圓鈍。眼小,眼徑小於眶下寬之1/4。口裂較大,斜裂;下頜稍突出;牙細小,上下頜各1列;鋤骨及腭骨無齒。鰓蓋骨無棘;第一鰓弓鰓耙26-28。体被易落之圓鱗,頭部無鱗;側線鱗數28-31。背鰭單一,硬棘及軟條間無缺刻,具硬棘III,軟條12-14;臀鰭基底短,具硬棘I,軟條9-10;胸鰭長,尖形;腹鰭短小;尾鰭內凹。體一致為黑褐色。
棲地
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中、底層魚類,棲息深度在00-5,000公尺間,通常白天棲息於800公尺以上水域,晚上則遷移至較淺水域。以小型甲殼類為食。
Poromitra oscitans
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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.
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Poromitra oscitans: Brief Summary
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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.
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