Sprat flat heads
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A P. curta , B P. robinsoni , C P. multisquamata |
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The sprat flat heads ( Parabembras ( Gr .: Para = next to, bembras , - ados = anchovies )) are a species of fish from the order of the perch-like (Perciformes). The two species of the genus live in the southwest Indian Ocean from Durban to 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 centimeters. Their bodies are elongated, their heads flattened, their muzzle pointed, their eyes large. The pelvic fins are located below the base of the pectoral fin. The two dorsal fins are clearly separated. The bottom dwellers have no swim bladder and feed on small animals in a predatory manner.
Systematics
On Fishbase and the World Register of Marine Species , Parabembras is the only genus in the Parabembridae family. The American ichthyologist Joseph S. Nelson assigns them to the deep-sea flatheads (Bembridae).
species
- Parabembras curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
- Parabembras multisquamata Kai & Fricke, 2018
- Parabembras robinsoni Regan, 1921
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World , John Wiley & Sons, 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kai, Y., & Fricke, R. (2018): Taxonomic review of the deep water flathead genus Parabembras with description of the new species Parabembras multisquamata from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei, Parabembridae). ZooKeys , 740: 59-76. DOI: 10.11646 / zootaxa.4387.3.5
Web links
- Sprat flat heads on Fishbase.org (English)
- World Register of Marine Species: Parabembras Bleeker, 1874