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. (2024). FishBase. Bembridae Kaup, 1873. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154662 on 2024-07-13
taxonomy sourceVan Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online athttps://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1[details] Available for editors [request]
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]