Scientific Name
Parabembras robinsoni

Common Name
African deep-water flathead

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 8-9; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 5

Classification

Classified By

Regan, 1921

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Scorpionfishes and Flatheads (Scorpaeniformes)

Family

Deepwater flatheads (Bembridae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: found only from southern Mozambique to Durban, South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Deep-water

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

200 m

Depth To - meters

600 m

Zone

bathydemersal

Environment

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 600 m (Ref. 6628)

Trophic Level

3.53 s.e. 0.58 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

24.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Fisheries: of no interest

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (13 of 100)

Resilience

Unknown

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated