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Family: Bembridae Deepwater flatheads



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12 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bambradon laevis Northwest Pacific 1887
Bembradium furici Western Pacific. 1979
Bembradium roseum Pacific Ocean 11 SL 1905
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
Brachybembras aschemeieri Western Pacific. 1938
Parabembras curta Northwest Pacific 15.1 SL 1843
Parabembras multisquamata Western Pacific Ocean 18.7 SL 2018
Parabembras robinsoni African deep-water flathead Western Indian Ocean, fro 24 TL 1921



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013