Family BEMBRIDAE
Deepwater Flatheads
Compiler and date details
14 March 2015 - Douglass F. Hoese & Dianne J. Bray
Douglass F. Hoese
Introduction
The Bembridae comprise five genera and about 10 species (Nelson 2006). Three species are known from Australia. Bembrids are found on the outer continental shelf and upper continental slope of the Indo-west Pacific region. Maximum size is 30 cm.
Imamura (1996) separated the family from the Platycephalidae, and Imamura & Knapp (1998) reviewed the genus Bembras. Poss (1999) provided a key to species.
General References
Hoese, D. F. 2006. Bembridae. pp. 931-932 in Hoese, D.F., Bray, D.J., Paxton, J.R. & Allen, G.R. Fishes. In, Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Vol. 35. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3, 2178 pp. [931]
Imamura, H. 1996. Phylogeny of the family Platycephalidae and related taxa (Pisces: Scorpaeniformes). Species Diversity 1(2): 123-233
Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 1998. Review of the genus Bembras Cuvier, 1829 (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) with description of three new species from Australia and Indonesia. Ichthyological Research 45(2): 165-178
Nelson, J.S. 2006. Fishes of the World. Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 601 pp.
Poss, S.G. 1999. Family Bembridae. pp. 2383-2384 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790.
Common Name References
Poss, S.G. 1999. Family Bembridae. pp. 2383-2384 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 4 pp. 2069-2790. [2383] (FAO) (Deepwater Flatheads)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2015 | SCORPAENIFORMES | 09-Jan-2012 | MODIFIED | Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |