Scientific Name	Poromitra oscitans   Pronounce			by: ©South African Institute of Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB)
Author	Ebeling, 1975	Depth	0 - 5000M
Chinese	小眼犀孔鯛	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	孔頭鯛科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F267　Melamphaidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	小眼犀孔鯛
Max Length	8.2 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	孔頭鯛
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	North East
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Eastern Banda Sea, Indonesia [western Pacific], 5°28'S, 130°39'E, Dana station 3677(1), 0-5000 meters wire ou
Synonyms
Reference	The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.4(FAO,1999)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Ebeling, A. W. 1975 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 1999 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0063822. ASIZP0900537.
Common Name	Yawning; Listless melamphid fish
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Body elongate, subcylindrical. Head large; Crest-likeridges of head with serrate margins; internarial spine present. Eyes small, shorter than snout length; eye diameter less than 1/4 suborbital width. Snout short and steep. Jaws long, extending to posterior margin of eye. Teeth minute, uniserial row in upper jaw; palate toothless. Posterior margin of preopercle serrated. One dorsal fin with III weak spines and 9 to 10 soft rays; anal fin with I weak spine and 8 soft rays; caudal fin with 3 or 4 procurrent spines preceding upper and lower lobes; pelvic fins thoracic, with I spine and 7 soft rays; pectoral fins with 13 to 14 rays. Scales thin and cycloid, usually deciduous, moderate-sized to very large, 25 to 26 in longitudinal series. No photophores or light organs. Body and head dark brown or black.
habitats	Mesopelagic and bathypelagic from 800 to 1800m. Adults feed on small crustaceans. Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae.
Distribution	Distributed in tropical and subtropical deeper waters of Indian and Pacific. It is found in northeastern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.