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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Poromitra: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, mitra = stripe, belt (Ref. 45335); crassa: Name from the Latin for thick, fat or stout, referring to the body fish's body shape.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 1500 m (Ref. 9929). Tropical; 30°N - 5°S
Western Pacific: northeastern coast of New Guinea, eastern coast of the Philippines.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9929)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V. and A.W. Ebeling, 1980. A new Western Pacific Poromitra (Pisces: Melamphaidae). Copeia 1980(1):87-93. (Ref. 9929)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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