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Parabembras robinsoni Regan, 1921

African deep-water flathead
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South Africa country information

Common names: African deep-water flathead, Afrikaanse diepwater-platkop
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Known from Durban.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/sf.html
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Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Knapp, L.W., 1986
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Noms communs | Synonymes | Catalog of Fishes(Genre, Espèce) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Perciformes/Scorpaenoidei (Scorpionfishes) > Bembridae (Deepwater flatheads)
Etymology: Parabembras: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Regan.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Écologie

marin bathydémersal; profondeur 200 - 600 m (Ref. 6628).   Deep-water

Distribution Pays | Zones FAO | Écosystèmes | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri

Western Indian Ocean, from Durban to at least southern Mozambique, along the east coast of South Africa.

Taille / Poids / Âge

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 6628)

Description synthétique Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie

Épines dorsales (Total) : 11 - 12; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 8 - 9; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 5.

Biologie     Glossaire (ex. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves

Référence principale Upload your references | Références | Coordinateur | Collaborateurs

Kai, Y. and R. Fricke, 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. (Ref. 117904)

Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)


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