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> Perciformes/Bembropoidei (Duckbill flatheads) > Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); filiferus: Species name attributed to the filamentous, elongate spine of the first dorsal fin.
More on author: Gilbert.

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

marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 62 - 450 m (Ref. 58302), usually 300 - ? m (Ref. 13203). Deep-water; 33°N - 33°S, 110°E - 154°W

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Pacific Ocean: Japan to Western Australia and off the Hawaiian Islands.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 559)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 2 - 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 13 - 23; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 29. Maxilla with well-developed tentacle at posterior tip (Ref 12932).

Benthic on sand (Ref. 58302).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

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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)

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Bembrops filiferus Gilbert, 1905