Deep-Sea taxon details
Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878)
127273 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:127273)
accepted
Species
Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251. [details]
Distribution World-wide except Arctic and Mediterranean seas; as far north as 42.1°N
Distribution World-wide except Arctic and Mediterranean seas; as far north as 42.1°N [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2025) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127273 on 2026-01-14
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Poromitra crassiceps (Günther, 1878). Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=127273 on 2026-01-14
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(of Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878) Günther, A. (1878). Preliminary notices of deep-sea fishes collected during the voyage of H. M. S. `Challenger. <em>Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 5).</em> 2 (nos 7/8/9)(art. 2/22/28): 17-28, 179-187, 248-251. [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1937). Preliminary list of Bermuda deep-sea fish. Zoologica (New York), 22 (3): 197-208 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
context source (Bermuda) Beebe, W. (1937). Preliminary list of Bermuda deep-sea fish. Zoologica (New York), 22 (3): 197-208 [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record van der Land, J.; Costello, M.J.; Zavodnik, D.; Santos, R.S.; Porteiro, F.M.; Bailly, N.; Eschmeyer, W.N.; Froese, R. (2001). Pisces, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 357-374 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Gulf of Maine Biogeographic Information System (GMBIS) Electronic Atlas. 2002. November, 2002. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
ecology source Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Diet Adults feed on small crustaceans [details]Distribution World-wide except Arctic and Mediterranean seas; as far north as 42.1°N [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat nektonic [details]
Habitat Found below 750 m during the day, shallower at night. [details]
Reproduction Oviparous, with planktonic eggs and larvae [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | crested melamphidcrested bigscale | [details] |
| French | heaume à crête | [details] |
| Japanese | カブトウオ | [details] |
| Russian | Гребенчатая поромитра | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (25 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poromitra crassiceps)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3112680) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Poromitra crassiceps)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 48 proteins) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To GenBank (44 nucleotides; 48 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NHMUK collection (Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878; SYNTYPE; NHMUK:ecatalogue:3112680) (from synonym Scopelus crassiceps Günther, 1878)
To PESI
To ITIS
