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Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock, 1894)

Natal duckbill
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Native range | All suitable habitat | Point map | Year 2050
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Bembrops platyrhynchus   AquaMaps   Data sources: GBIF OBIS
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Bembrops platyrhynchus
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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);  platyrhynchus: Specific name from the Greek 'platys' meaning flat and 'rhynchos' meaning snout or beak..
More on author: Alcock.

Issue
Hoese and Bray (2006: in Ref. 75154) reccognize Bembrops philippinus as valid. It seems no new information has been published since under that name, or under Bembrops platyrhynchus.in the Philippines. Please send papers we missed, or more studies are needed.

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

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