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Bembras japonica Cuvier, 1829 |
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photo by
Ho, H.-C. |
| Family: | Bembridae (Deepwater flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 30 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | demersal; marine; depth range 80 - 230 m | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan and East China Sea. Specimens recorded from Indonesia, the Arafura Sea (Ref. 9819) and northwestern Australia (Ref. 5978) are probably new species (Ref. 13666). | |||
| Diagnosis: | Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 13-14. Head depressed. Body without large scute-like spines. Infraorbital bones forming a strong ridge, confluent with uppermost preopercular spine and having 4-6 spines. Ratio of pectoral-fin length to caudal fin length 0.88 to 1.05 (Ref. 40506). | |||
| Biology: | Found in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Inhabit sand or sandy mud bottoms (Ref. 11230). Neither anterolateral glandular groove nor venom gland is present (Ref. 57406). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||