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Deepwater Flatheads
Bembridae
The deep-water flatheads are a family, the Bembridae, of bottom-dwelling fish. They are thought to be more primitive than their close relatives, the true flatheads. Despite the common name, their heads are only slightly flattened and have spiny ridges.
4 branches of this family, most-observed first · about 12 known species
Bembras
genusBembras
Parabembras
genusParabembras
Brachybembras
genusBrachybembras
Bambradon
genusBambradon
Where it lives
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 85635.