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Yawning (fish)
Encyclopedia
The yawning, Poromitra oscitans, is a fish of the family
Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific
region.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Melamphaidae, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the indo-Pacific
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a biogeographic region of the Earth's seas, comprising the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the seas connecting the two in the general area of Indonesia...
region.