Poromitra is a genus of ridgeheads. The 22 known species of Poromitra have been divided into five species groups according to variation in preopercle anatomy.
A Poromitra curilensis specimen from the Shirshov Institute of Oceanology, obtained on October 7, 1968, marks the first discovery of a Poromitra member in the southeastern Pacific Ocean.
Species There are currently 21 recognized species in this genus: Poromitra atlantica (Norman, 1929) Poromitra capito Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883 Poromitra coronata (Gilchrist & von Bonde, 1924) Poromitra crassa Parin & Ebeling, 1980 Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878) (Crested bigscale) Poromitra cristiceps (C. H. Gilbert, 1890) Poromitra curilensis Kotlyar, 2008 Poromitra decipiens Kotlyar, 2008 Poromitra frontosa (Garman, 1899) Poromitra gibbsi Parin & Borodulina, 1989 Poromitra glochidiata Kotlyar, 2008 Poromitra indooceanica Kotlyar, 2008 Poromitra jucunda Kotlyar, 2010 Poromitra kukuevi Kotlyar, 2008 Poromitra macrophthalma (Gilchrist, 1903) Poromitra megalops (Lütken, 1878) Poromitra nigriceps (Zugmayer, 1911) Poromitra nigrofulva (Garman, 1899) Poromitra oscitans Ebeling, 1975 (Yawning) Poromitra rugosa (W. M. Chapman, 1939) Poromitra unicornis (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
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