Bembras

Bembras
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Scorpaeniformes
Family: Bembridae
Genus: Bembras
G. Cuvier, 1829

Bembras is a genus of deep-water flatheads native to the Indian and western Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Bembras adenensis Imamura & L. W. Knapp, 1997
  • Bembras japonica G. Cuvier, 1829
  • Bembras longipinnis Imamura & L. W. Knapp, 1998 (Longfin flathead)
  • Bembras macrolepis Imamura, 1998 (Bigscale flathead)
  • Bembras megacephala Imamura & L. W. Knapp, 1998 (Greenspotted flathead)

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Bembras in FishBase. December 2012 version.


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