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Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner, 1876 |
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photo by
The Fish Database of Taiwan |
| Family: | Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads) | |||
| Max. size: | 24.1 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 94.0 g | |||
| Environment: | bathydemersal; marine; depth range 186 - 500 m | |||
| Distribution: | 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. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal soft rays: 16-16. Anterior portion of first dorsal fin darkish. Usually 6 scale rows between lateral line and origin of anal fin (Ref 12932). | |||
| Biology: | ||||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||