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Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); magnisquamis: Specific name from the Latin 'magnus' meaning large and 'squama' meaning scale..
More on author: Ginsburg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologie
marien bathydemersaal; diepte 350 - 465 m (Ref. 13203). Deep-water
Western Central Pacific: Caribbean Sea.
Grootte / Gewicht / Leeftijd
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 10.5 cm SL mannelijk / geslacht onbekend; (Ref. 13203)
Dorsale stekels (totaal) : 6; Dorsale zachte stralen (totaal) : 15 - 16; Anale zachte stralen: 17. Color in alcohol uniformly light yellowish brown. Snout relatively short, almost equal to eye diameter, with scales on lateral and dorsal surfaces including the area in front of eye. Upper jaw extending behind anterior margin of eye. Maxillary tentacle long, tapering at the end. Lateral line descending gradually in region of pectoral fin, separated from origin of first dorsal fin by 2-4 rows of scales, from origin of anal fin by 4-5, and from insertion of anal fin by 2. Spines of first dorsal fin not elongated (Ref 13203).
Levenscyclus en paargedrag
Maturities | Voortplanting | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larven
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)
Status op de Rode Lijst van het IUCN (Ref. 130435)
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Harmless
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.2 - 13.8, mean 12.2 °C (based on 8 cells).
Fylogenetische diversiteitsindex (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00153 - 0.00904), b=3.10 (2.89 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trofisch niveau (Ref.
69278): 3.8 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).