Red flathead

Bembras japonica

Red bodied fish resting on Japanese seabeds

Red flathead is known from Indo-West Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Bembridae
Genus: Bembras
Maximum length: 30 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
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 ).

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