Genus Bembras
Summary:
Key to the Australian species of Bembras (modified from Imamura & Knapp 1998)
1a. Caudal fin with a broad dark submarginal band (eastern Australia) ........................................................................................................................................................................... Bembras macrolepis
lb. Caudal fin with several narrow dark vertical bands distally or with a large dark spot most intense in lower lobe ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2a. Anal-fin rays 15, gill takers on upper gill arch usually 3-4; caudal fin with a with a large dark blotch (northern and northwestern Australia, and southern Indonesia) .................................................................. Bembras megacephala
2b. Anal-fin rays usually 14, gill takers on upper gill arch 1-2; caudal fin with several irregular dark vertical bands (northern and northwestern Australia) ........................................................................................ Bembras longipinnis
1a. Caudal fin with a broad dark submarginal band (eastern Australia) ........................................................................................................................................................................... Bembras macrolepis
lb. Caudal fin with several narrow dark vertical bands distally or with a large dark spot most intense in lower lobe ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2
2a. Anal-fin rays 15, gill takers on upper gill arch usually 3-4; caudal fin with a with a large dark blotch (northern and northwestern Australia, and southern Indonesia) .................................................................. Bembras megacephala
2b. Anal-fin rays usually 14, gill takers on upper gill arch 1-2; caudal fin with several irregular dark vertical bands (northern and northwestern Australia) ........................................................................................ Bembras longipinnis
Author: Bray, D.J. 2017
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Bembras in Fishes of Australia, accessed 17 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/201
References
Imamura, H. & Knapp, L.W. 1998. Review of the genus Bembras Cuvier, 1929 (Scorpaeniformes: Bembridae) with description of three new species collected from Australia and Indonesia. Ichthyological Research 45(2): 165-178.