Parabembras robinsoni was first formally described as Brembras curtus in 1921 by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan with its type locality given as 24 to 35 km (15 to 22 mi) off Umvoti River mouth in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

[3] The specific name robinsoni honours John Benjamin Romer Robinson, a South African angler, lawyer and businessman, who gave the type to the British Museum (Natural History).

[4] Parabembras robinsoni has a head and body which is reddish orange and white ventrally.

A symphyseal knob on the lower jaw present, which is the clear difference from Parabembras curta.

[5] Parabembras robinsoni is found in the southwestern Indian Ocean from Mozambique to Durban.