Parabembras multisquamata

Parabembras multisquamata, is a species of sprat-like flathead fish belonging to the family Parabembridae.[1] It is found in western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Parabembras multisquamata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Parabembridae
Genus:
Parabembras
Species:
P. multisquamata
Binomial name
Parabembras multisquamata
Kai, Fricke, 2018

Description

Head and body reddish orange and white ventrally. First dorsal fin dark red in color with second dorsal fin red with black marking. Pectoral fin bright red. A symphyseal knob on the lower jaw absent. Two preocular spine and two lachrymal spines present. There are 9–11 supraocular spines, 10 spines in the first dorsal fin. Body cylindrical and posteriorly weakly compressed. Scales ctenoid. Mouth large and slightly oblique.[2]

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parabembras in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. "Taxonomic review of the deep water flathead genus Parabembras with description of the new species Parabembras multisquamata from the western Pacific Ocean". Zookeys. Retrieved 3 April 2018.


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