Global InformationPoromitra oscitans information
| Poromitra oscitans | |
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| Drawing by Dr Tony Ayling | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Beryciformes |
| Family: | Melamphaidae |
| Genus: | Poromitra |
| Species: | P. oscitans
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| Binomial name | |
| Poromitra oscitans Ebeling, 1975
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Poromitra oscitans, the yawning, is a fish of the family Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific region. It grows to a length of 8.2cm SL, and lives at a depth of 643-5320m.