FB-5117 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Beryciformes Melamphaidae Poromitra Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878) Crested bigscale Crested melamphid Large-headed midnight fish One-horned melamphaid fish Ridgehead Lubin la crête Kambhaus Kabuto-uo 冠头犀孔鲷 厚头犀孔鲷 犀孔鲷 Melamphaes crassiceps (Günther, 1878) Melamphaes unicornis (non Gilbert, 1905) Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878 1992-02-20 2011-03-31 ASIH (American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists)0 Ontogeny and systematics of fishes. Based on an international symposium dedicated to the memory of Elbert Halvor Ahlstrom, 15-18 August 1983, La Jolla, California. Spec. Publ. Am. Soc. Ichthyol. Herpetol. 1:ix, 760 p. (Ref. 63) Tinker, S.W.0 Fishes of Hawaii, a handbook of the marine fishes of Hawaii and the Central Pacific Ocean. Hawaiian Service Inc., Honolulu. 568 p. (Ref. 583) Thurston, R.V. and P.C. 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Ordines, S. Ramirez-Amaro, E. Massuti and C. Schunter0 Declining population sizes and loss of genetic diversity in commercial fishes: a simple method for a first diagnostic. Frontiers in Marine Science 9(872537):1-11. (Ref. 130275) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and …0 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) FB-GeneralDescr-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae (Ref. 36655). There is significant morphological variation between populations (Ref. 4241). Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-09-06 00:00:00 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution This species is distinguished by the following characters: spinulated (without gap) posterior and lower edges of praeoperculum; insertion of ventral fins behind the vertical of posterior edge of pectoral fin insertion; upper jaw extends beyond the vertical of posterior eye edge; soft rays in dorsal fin 12-13, in anal fin 9-10; rakers at first gill arch 28-30; vertebrae 27-29; pyloric caeca 6 (Ref. 83717). Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717) FB-Morphology-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1996-09-06 00:00:00 2010-03-17 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 13; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10; Vertebrae: 27 - 29 Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717) FB-Distribution-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2020-11-09 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Distribution needs to be defined. Formerly assigned as senior synonym of eight nominal species: P. atlantica, P. coronata, P. cristiceps, P. frontosa, P. nigriceps, P. nigrofulva, P. rugosa, P. unicornis (Ref. 83717). Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717) FB-Uses-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats fisheries: of no interest Ebeling, A.W. 1986 Melamphaidae. p. 427-432. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4241) FB-LifeCycle-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5117&StockCode=5353 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Oviparous (Ref. 36655). Sandknop, E.M. and W. Watson 1996 Melamphaidae: bigscales. p. 692-711. In H.G. Moser (ed.) The early stages of fishes in the California Current region. California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations (CalCOFI) Atlas No. 33. 1505 p. (Ref. 36655) FB-Size-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription 16.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 137577)); max. reported age: 9 years (Ref. 54657) Price, S.A., S.T. Friedman, K.A. Corn, O. Larouche, K. Brockelsby, A.J. Lee, M. Nagaraj, N.G. Bertrand, M. Danao, M.C. Coyne, J.R. Estrada, R. Friedman, E. Hoeft, M. Iwan, D. Gross, J.H. Kao, B. Landry, M.J. Linares, C. McGlinn and … 2022 FishShapes v1: Functionally relevant measurements of teleost shape and size on three dimensions. Ecology 103(e3829):1-2. (Ref. 137577) Childress, J.J., S.M. Taylor, G.M. Cailliet and M.H. Price 1980 Patterns of growth, energy utilization and reproduction in some meso- and bathypelagic fishes off Southern California. Mar. Biol. 61:27-40. (Ref. 54657) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-5117 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-02-20 00:00:00 2025-07-01 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5117 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution bathypelagic; marine; depth range 164 - 2730 m (Ref. 83717), usually 750 - 2730 m (Ref. 83717) Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717) Kotlyar, A.N. 2008 Revision of the genus <i>Poromitra</i> (Melamphaidae): Part 1. Species of group <i>P. crassiceps</i>. J. Ichthyol. 48(7):479-492. (Ref. 83717)