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Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner, 1876

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Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Bembropoidei (Duckbill flatheads) > Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); caudimacula: Specific name from the Latin 'cauda' meaning tail and 'macula' meaning spot or stain, referring to the dark spot on the caudal fin.
More on author: Steindachner.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 186 - 500 m (Ref. 13203). Deep-water

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Indo-West Pacific: Japan and Korea, south to Borneo and northeastern Australia, west to the Andaman Sea and Indian Ocean, and in the Gulf of Aden. Eastern Atlantic: only in the Gulf of Guinea.

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Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 24.1 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 115021); max. published weight: 94.00 g (Ref. 115021)

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14 - 15; Anal soft rays: 16. Anterior portion of first dorsal fin darkish. Usually 6 scale rows between lateral line and origin of anal fin (Ref 12932).

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

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Das, M.K. and J.S. Nelson, 1996. Revision of the percophid genus Bembrops (Actinopterygii: Perciformes). Bull. Mar. Sci. 59(1):9-44. (Ref. 13203)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Not Evaluated 

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





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