Taxonomic review of the deep water flathead genus Parabembras with description of the new species Parabembras multisquamata from the western Pacific Ocean (Teleostei, Parabembridae)

• Published in: ZooKeys Vol. 740; no. 740; pp. 59 - 76
• Main Authors: Kai, Yoshiaki, Fricke, Ronald
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 27.02.2018
• Subjects: Animal behavior; Anus; Deep water; Identification and classification; Jaw; Lateral line; Mandible; New species; Parabembras; Parabembras robinsoni; Perilampsis curta; Scorpaeniformes; Spines; Zoology; Indian Ocean; Pacific Ocean; Vanuatu; Parabembras robinsoni; Philippines; Parabembras multisquamata; Papua New Guiana; New species; Parabembras curta; taxonomy
• ISSN: 1313-2989; 1313-2970
• DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.740.21729

Three valid species of are recognized: , , and the new species . from the southwestern Indian Ocean (South Africa to Mozambique) is easily distinguishable from the other species in having eleven spines in the first dorsal fin, a distinct symphyseal knob on the lower jaw, two preocular spines, and a single lachrymal spine. from the southwestern Pacific (Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea) and the Philippines, and , known from the northwestern Pacific (southern Japan to South China Sea), are similar in sharing the absence of a symphyseal knob on the lower jaw, the presence of two lachrymal spines, and a single preocular spine, but the former is clearly distinguished from the latter in usually having 10 spines in the first dorsal fin (vs. eight or nine spines in ), 9-11 supraocular spines (vs. 6-8 in ), 40-44 pored lateral line scales (vs. 34-39 in ), and the pectoral fin extending beyond the level of the anus (vs. not reaching to the level of the anus in ).