Classification / Names
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Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Poromitra: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, mitra = stripe, belt (Ref. 45335); kukuevi: Named for the Russian ichthyologist Kukuev who greatly contributed to the study of fish from large depths of the World Ocean..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino batipelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 480 - 810 m (Ref. 83718). Tropical
Southwest Atlantic.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 4.9 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 83718)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 3; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 11; Spine anali: 1; Raggi anali molli: 8; Vertebre: 27. This species is distinguished by the following characters: with spinulated (without break) posterior and lower edges of praeoperculum; insertion of ventral fins is anterior to the vertical of the posterior edge of pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of the posterior edge of the eye; dorsal fin with 11 soft rays, anal fin with 8; rakers on the first gill arch 26; vertebrae 27 (Ref. 83718).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Kotlyar, A.N., 2008. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 2. New species of the group P. crassiceps. J. Ichthyol. 48(5):581-592. (Ref. 83718)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01096 (0.00451 - 0.02668), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).