Parabembras

The sprat flat heads ( Parabembras (Size: para = beside, bembras, - ados = anchovy ) ) are a genus of fish belonging to the order Perciformes ( Perciformes ). The two species of the genus live in the southwest Indian Ocean from Durban to the southern Mozambique and in the western Pacific from the northern South China Sea to southern Japan at depths of 200 to 600 meters.

Features

They are small to medium-sized, pink, red or orange-red fish that can reach a length of 15 to 24 inches. Your body is elongated, flattened head, the snout pointed, the eyes large. The pelvic fins are located below the pectoral fins approach. The two dorsal fins are well separated. The bottom dwellers have no swim bladder, feeding on prey on small animals.

System

In Fishbase and the World Register of Marine Species Parabembras is the only genus of the family Parabembridae. The American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson assigns the deep- Platt heads to ( Bembridae ).

Species

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