Scientific Name	Bembras japonica   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Cuvier, 1829	Depth	80 - 230M
Chinese	日本赤鯒	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	赤鯒科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F312　Bembridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	日本紅鯒
Max Length	30 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅牛尾、赤鯒
Distribution in World	North West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Japan
Synonyms	Bembras japonicus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Imamura, H. etc. 1998 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0056041. ASIZP0056046. ASIZP0057048. ASIZP0059459. ASIZP0060628. ASIZP0060921. ASIZP0060940. ASIZP0061059. ASIZP0062186. ASIZP0063096. ASIZP0064671. ASIZP0065085. ASIZP0065087. ASIZP0065933. ASIZP0065968. ASIZP0073702. ASIZP0700006. ASIZP0700155. ASIZP0800050. ASIZP0800063. ASIZP0800066. ASIZP0800625. ASIZP0800626. ASIZP0900309. ASIZP0910050. ASIZP0910063. ASIZP0910066. ASIZP0910625. ASIZP0910626. ASIZP0916414. CAS214652. FRIP00128. FRIP01262. NMMBP01256. NMMBP02106. NMMBP02718. NMMBP05726. ...List all 56 records...
Barcode	2008-03-24,Kui-Ching Hsu,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-05-31,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2011-06-13,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Deepwater flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with X-XI spines and 1 soft ray; anal fin with 14 soft rays; pectoral fin with 17 soft rays; lateral line scales 55. Body rather slender, flattish on ventral surface. Head depressed with spines and bony ridges. Jaws subequal. Maxillary extends below anterior border of pupil. Anterior several scales in the lateral line with a strong spine. Infraorbital bones forming a strong ridge, confluent with uppermost preopercular spine and having 4-6 spines. Ratio of pectoral-fin length to caudal fin length 0.88 to 1.05.
habitats	Inhabit sand or sandy mud bottoms. Found in the continental shelf; depth range 80 - 230 m.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, Taiwan and East China Sea. Specimens recorded from Indonesia, the Arafura Sea and northwestern Australia are probably new species.
Utility	Not commercial food species.