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Parabembras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Scorpaeniformes

Family
  
Parabembridae Fowler, 1938

Similar
  
Bembridae, Apistidae, Australian prowfish, Neosebastidae, Elassomatidae

Parabembras is a genus of sprat-like flatheads, the only genus in the family Parabembridae. The species in this genus are only known from the western Indian Ocean and the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Parabembras curtus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  • Parabembras robinsoni Regan, 1921 (African deep-water flathead)

    • References

    Parabembras Wikipedia
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