Brachybembras aschemeieri
Brachybembras aschemeieri is a species of deep-water flathead known only from the Pacific Ocean around the Philippines where it is found at a depth of around 582 metres (1,909 ft). This species is the only known member of its genus.
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| Genus: | Brachybembras Fowler, 1938 |
| Species: | B. aschemeieri |
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Etymology
The fish is named in honor of Charles R. W. Aschemeier (1892-1973), a taxidermist at the U. S. National Museum.[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Brachybembras aschemeieri" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
- Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order PERCIFORMES: Suborder PLATYCEPHALOIDEI: Families BEMBRIDAE, PARABEMBRIDAE, PLATYCEPHALIDAE, HOPLICHTHYIDAE and PLECTROGENIIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
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