Scientific Name	Parabembras curtus   Pronounce			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	(Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)	Depth	60 - 320M
Chinese	短鯒	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	赤鯒科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F312　Bembridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	短鯒
Max Length	20 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	紅牛尾
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	West、South、North、North East、PonFu、ShaoLiuChew
Habitats	Deep Sea、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Nagasaki, Japan
Synonyms	Bembras curtus
Reference	臺灣魚類誌(沈等, 1993)；Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)  Shao, K.-T. etc. 1987 沈世傑 編 Shih-Chieh Shen ed. 1993 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0055509. ASIZP0056047. ASIZP0056048. ASIZP0056056. ASIZP0056068. ASIZP0058724. ASIZP0059880. ASIZP0060629. ASIZP0060930. ASIZP0061016. ASIZP0061060. ASIZP0061143. ASIZP0061160. ASIZP0061184. ASIZP0061538. ASIZP0063110. ASIZP0066037. ASIZP0066041. ASIZP0073684. ASIZP0075151. ASIZP0700007. ASIZP0800627. ASIZP0800628. ASIZP0806627. ASIZP0910627. ASIZP0910628. ASIZP0916627. CAS20773. CAS214583. FRIP00785. FRIP00788. FRIP01249. FRIP01254. NMMBP00045. NMMBP00690. NMMBP01115. NMMBP01149. NTUM00066Neotype. ...List all 62 records...
Barcode	2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100% 2012-01-02,柯慧玲,CO1,100%
Common Name	Deepwater flathead
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Dorsal fin with IX-X-I spines and 7-9 soft rays; anal fin with III spines and 5 soft rays; pectoral fin with 19-22 soft rays; lateral line scales 35. Head large and well depressed. Lower jaw strongly projecting. Scales on body large and ctenoid. Anterior lateral line scales with a strong spine. Second dorsal and anal fins with short bases.
habitats	Inhabit demersal marine environment, attains 20cm SL.
Distribution	Indo-West Pacific: Indian Ocean to southern Japan and Taiwan.
Utility	Minor commercial food species, edible.