Bembrops anatirostris
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]
Bembrops anatirostris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Trachiniformes |
Family: | Percophidae |
Genus: | Bembrops |
Species: | B. anatirostris |
Binomial name | |
Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955 | |
References
- Dooley, J.; Collette, B.; Aiken, K.A.; et al. (2015). "Bembrops anatirostris". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16425187A16509657. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16425187A16509657.en.
- Froese, Rainer and 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.
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