Poromitra oscitans

Poromitra oscitans
Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Beryciformes
Family:	Melamphaidae
Genus:	Poromitra
Species:	P. oscitans
Binomial name
Poromitra oscitans Ebeling, 1975

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

1. Moore, J. (2020). "Poromitra oscitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T141364394A141564296. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T141364394A141564296.en . Retrieved 5 March 2025.

• "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