Bembras is a genus of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Bembridae, the deepwater flatheads.

[1][2] Cuvier did not explain the etymology of Bembras, however, it is thought that it may come from an ancient Greek word for some sort of small fish, such as anchovy, sprat or smelt.

Cuvier applied this type of name to other genera he put forward, such as Synodontis, Salanx or Premnas.

[5] The species within Bembras are all around the same size with the largest being B. japonica which has a maximum published standard length of 30 cm (12 in).

[4] Bembras deepwater flatheads are found in the Indo-Pacific region from the Gulf of Aden to the Western Pacific Ocean north as far as Japan and south to Australia.