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Poromitra capito Goode & Bean, 1883 |
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photo by
Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, Canada |
| Family: | Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 10 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | bathypelagic; marine; depth range 400 - 1103 m | |||
| Distribution: | North Atlantic, Northwest Atlantic and central South Pacific. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Hard, sharp head spines. Scales on body and operculum intact (Ref. 37108). | |||
| Biology: | Adults found mainly below 400 - 500 meters, to 800 - 1,000 meters; juveniles as shallow as 50 - 100 meters (Ref. 51657). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 15 July 2014 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||