Percophidae

Percophidae
	Goby flathead, Bembrops gobioides
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Trachiniformes
Family:	Percophidae; Swainson, 1839
Subfamilies
	Bembropinae Regan, 1913 ; Hemerocoetinae Kaup, 1873 ; Percophinae Swainson, 1839 ;

The Percophidae, duckbills, are a family of percomorph fishes, from the order Trachiniformes, found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific.

They are small fishes: the largest species, the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis, grows up to about 50 centimetres (20 in), but 10 centimetres (3.9 in) to 20 centimetres (7.9 in) is more typical. A few species are fished commercially, including the Brazilian flathead.

Characteristics

The species in the family Percophidae are elongated,

benthic, carnivorous fish which are found at depths of 100–600 metres (330–1,970 ft). They are relatively small and uncommon and are of no interest to fisheries.^[2]

Subfamilies and genera

The family Percophidae is divided into three subfamilies^[1]

Subfamily Bembropinae Regan, 1913
- Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
- Chrionema Gilbert, 1905
Subfamily Hemerocoetinae Kaup, 1873
- Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
- Dactylopsaron Parin, 1990
- Enigmapercis Whitley, 1936
- Hemerocoetes Valenciennes, 1837
- Matsubaraea Taki, 1953
- Osopsaron Jordan & Starks, 1904
- Pteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
- Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921
Subfamily Percophinae Swainson, 1839
- Percophis Quoy & Gaimard
  , 1825

Timeline of genera

References

^ ^a ^b Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Percophidae Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ "Percophidae" (PDF). Fish Identification Sheets Fishing Area 51 W. Indian Ocean. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1983. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2006). "Percophidae" in FishBase. February 2006 version.
Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

[WoRMS-1] Bailly N, ed. (2017). "Percophidae Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

[FAO-2] "Percophidae" (PDF). Fish Identification Sheets Fishing Area 51 W. Indian Ocean. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. 1983. Retrieved 17 June 2018.

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