Brachybembrasismonotypicgenus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the familyBembridae, the deepwater flatheads. Its only species, Brachybembras aschemeieri, is known only from the Pacific Ocean around the Philippines where it is found at a depth of around 582 metres (1,909 ft).
Brachybembras was first described as a genus in 1938 by the American zoologistHenry Weed Fowler[1] when he described its only species B. aschemieri. The type localityofB. aschemieri was given as off Jolo Light, near Jolo in the Philippines.[2]
Brachybembras has no spines in the anal fin, a terminal lower jaw which does not protrude beyond the upper jaw and having the maxillae being relatively wide to its rear. There are 8 spines in the first dorsal fin and 12 soft rays in the second. The lateral line has 32 scales. The pectoral fins each have 21 fin rays.
There is a strong suborbital ridge created by the second and third infraorbital bones and this bears 5 spines.[4] There are 11 spines in the anal fin and the eyes are large, being a third of the size of the head.
The colour is described as being pale brown, paler on the head with a whitish snout. The fins are greyish withwhite rays.[5]
Brachybembras is found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean where it has been recorded from the Philippines.[1] It is a benthopelagic species which has been recorded at depths down to 582 m (1,909 ft).[6]
^S,G, Poss (1999). "Bembridae Deepwater flatheads". In Carpenter, K.E.; Niem, V.H. (eds.). FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Volume 4. Bony fishes part 2 (Mugilidae to Carangidae). FAO, Rome. pp. 2383–2384. ISBN9251043019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
