Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei
Family: Bembridae Deepwater flatheads

Genus: Bembras

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 25 cm SL
 
Bembras adenensis
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Photo by Ho, H.-C.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Bembras japonica Cuvier, 1829

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Bembras japonica
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Max. Length 20 cm SL
 
Bembras longipinnis
[Longfin flathead]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.3 cm SL
Bembras macrolepis Imamura, 1998

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Bembras macrolepis
[Bigscale flathead]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm SL
Bembras megacephala Imamura & Knapp, 1998

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Bembras megacephala
[Greenspotted flathead]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bembras adenensis Western Indian Ocean 25 SL 1997
Bembras japonica Indo-West Pacific 30 SL 1829
Bembras longipinnis Longfin flathead Western Pacific 20 SL 1998
Bembras macrolepis Bigscale flathead Western Pacific 27.3 SL 1998
Bembras megacephala Greenspotted flathead Eastern Indian Ocean 23 SL 1998



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