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Teleostei (teleosts) > Beryciformes (Sawbellies) > Melamphaidae (Bigscale fishes or ridgeheads)
Etymology: Poromitra: Greek, poros = porous + Greek, mitra = stripe, belt (Ref. 45335); jucunda: Name from Latin jucunda meaning attractive or pleasant.

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Marine; benthopelagic; depth range 0 - 2000 m (Ref. 84090). Deep-water; 0°S - 9°S, 80°W - 90°W

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Pacific Ocean: eastern and central parts of the Pacific Ocean.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 5.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 84090)

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Dorsal spines (total): 2 - 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 10; Vertebrae: 28 - 29. The species has a spinulated posterior and lower margins of praeoperculum, posterior margin of the praeoperculum is usualy unspinulated or in a small number of fish there can be one spinule; insertion of ventral fins is in front of the vertical of the posterior margin of pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw in most fish does not reach the vertical of the posterior eye margin; usually 3 (seldom 2) spiny and 10–12 soft rays in dorsal fin; 8–10 soft rays in anal fin; 23–25 rakers at the first branchial arch; vertebrae 28–29; and pyloric caeca 4–6.

Specimens seined with unclosing fishing gear (Ref. 84090).

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Kotlyar, A.N., 2010. Revision of the genus Poromitra (Melamphaidae): Part 6. Species of the P. megalops group. J. Ichthyol. 50(3):231-245. (Ref. 84090)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 28 December 2019

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01072 (0.00442 - 0.02595), 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

Resilience (Ref. 120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Poromitra jucunda Kotlyar, 2010