Bembridae
Deep-water flatheads | |
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Kingdom: | Animalia
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Phylum: | Chordata
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Family: | Bembridae Kaup, 1873
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Bembradium |
The deep-water flatheads are a family, the Bembridae, of bottom-dwelling fish. They are thought to be more primitive than their close relatives, the true flatheads. Despite the common name, their heads are only slightly flattened and have spiny ridges.[2] The deep-water flatheads are mainly located in the South China Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the waters near Southern Indonesia and Australia.[3]
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Bembridae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N. (1998). Paxton, J.R.; Eschmeyer, W.N. (eds.). Encyclopedia of Fishes. San Diego: Academic Press. p. 177. ISBN 978-0-12-547665-2.
- ^ Imamura, Hisashi; Knapp, Leslie W. (1997). "A new species of deepwater flathead, Bembras adenensis (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) from the western Indian Ocean". Ichthyological Research. 44 (1): 9. doi:10.1007/bf02672753. hdl:1834/955. ISSN 1341-8998.
Categories:
- Bembridae
- Scorpaeniformes stubs