Bembridae

Bembradium roseum

The deepwater flatheads ( Bembridae ) are a family of Perciformes ( Perciformes ). They live at depths of 150-650 meters in the Indo-Pacific from the Gulf of Aden and South Africa to Japan, Hawaii and Peru.

Features

The fish are elongated and have a cylindrical, covered with ctenoid scales body. They are eleven to 30 inches long and are usually reddish in color. Her head is moderately to markedly flattened, the big mouth with teeth on the jaw edges, the vomer and the palatine bone. The pelvic fins are located directly below the pectoral fins approach. They are supported by a fin spine and five soft rays. The pectoral fins have 21 to 27 fin rays, the first dorsal fin has six to twelve hard jets, the second eight to twelve soft rays. The swirl number is 26 to 27 The lateral line is complete. The bottom dwellers lack the swim bladder. They feed on prey on small animals. Depending on the author, the number of types of eight to ten.

System

• Bembradium Gilbert, 1905 Bembradium furici Fourmanoir & Rivaton, 1979
• Bembradium roseum Gilbert, 1905

• Bembras adenensis Imamura & Knapp, 1997
• Bembras japonica Cuvier, 1829
• Bembras longipinnis Imamura & Knapp, 1998
• Bembras macrolepis Imamura, 1998
• Bembras megacephala Imamura & Knapp, 1998

• Brachybembras aschemeieri Fowler, 1938

• Parabembras curtus ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
• Parabembras robin soni Regan, 1921