Bembrops anatirostris

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Bembrops anatirostris

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Percophidae
Genus: Bembrops
Species:
B. anatirostris
Binomial name
Bembrops anatirostris
Ginsburg, 1955

Bembrops anatirostris, commonly known as a duckbill flathead, is a species of fish in the family Percophidae. It is a deepwater fish typically found at depths between 100–400 metres (330–1,310 ft) in the western Atlantic Ocean. It can grow to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in).[2]

References

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  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2018). "Bembrops anatirostris" in FishBase. February 2018 version.
  • M. Okiyama, Two types of pelagic larvae of Bembrops (Trachinoidea: Percophidae), with notes on their phylogenetic implication, Bulletin of marine science, 1997, vol. 60.