Parabembras curta

Parabembras curta, is a species of sprat-like flathead fish belonging to the family Parabembridae.[1] It is found in western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Parabembras curta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Scorpaeniformes
Family:
Parabembridae
Genus:
Parabembras
Species:
P. curta
Binomial name
Parabembras curta
(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
Synonyms
  • Bembras curtus Temminck & Schlegel, 1843
  • Parabembras curtus Bleeker 1874
  • Parabembras curta Nakabo 2000
  • Bembradium roseum (not of Gilbert 1905): Shen and Wu 2011

Description

Head and body reddish orange and white ventrally. Fins red in color. A symphyseal knob on the lower jaw absent, which is the clear difference from Parabembras robinsoni.[3] A single preocular spine two robust lachrymal spines present. There are 6–8 supraocular spines, 9 spines in the first dorsal fin and 34–39 pored lateral-line scales. Body cylindrical and posteriorly weakly compressed. Scales ctenoid. Opercle with upper and lower spines. Mouth large and slightly oblique.[2]

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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Parabembras in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. "Taxonomic review of the deep water flathead genus Parabembras with description of the new species Parabembras multisquamata from the western Pacific Ocean". Zookeys. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  3. "Parabembras curta Temminck & Schlegel, 1843". gbif. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
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