WoRMS taxon details
Bembridae Kaup, 1873
Parabembridae Jordan & Hubbs, 1925 · unaccepted (Merged with Bembridae in Scorpaenoidei.)
- Genus Bambradon Jordan & Richardson, 1908
- Genus Bembradium Gilbert, 1905
- Genus Bembras Cuvier, 1829
- Genus Brachybembras Fowler, 1938
- Genus Parabembras Bleeker, 1874
marine, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Indo-Pacifc from South Africa to Gulf of Aden, Japan, Hawaii and the Nasca Ridge off Peru. Body elongated and cylindrical,...
Description Indo-Pacifc from South Africa to Gulf of Aden, Japan, Hawaii and the Nasca Ridge off Peru. Body elongated and cylindrical, covered with ctenoid scales; head moderately depressed; large mouth with fine teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines. Pelvics with one spine and five soft rays, below pectoral base; two dorsal fins well separated; spinous dorsal fin with 9-11 spines, not preceded by an isolated spine. Vertebrae 26-27. Lateral line complete. No swimbladder. Mostly small red fishes occurring in deeper water (150-665 m) than other flatheads. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Bembridae Kaup, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154662 on 2023-12-02
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
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Description Indo-Pacifc from South Africa to Gulf of Aden, Japan, Hawaii and the Nasca Ridge off Peru. Body elongated and cylindrical, covered with ctenoid scales; head moderately depressed; large mouth with fine teeth on jaws, vomer and palatines. Pelvics with one spine and five soft rays, below pectoral base; two dorsal fins well separated; spinous dorsal fin with 9-11 spines, not preceded by an isolated spine. Vertebrae 26-27. Lateral line complete. No swimbladder. Mostly small red fishes occurring in deeper water (150-665 m) than other flatheads. [details]
