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Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); curvatura: From the Latin 'curvatura' meaning curvature, referring to the sharply curved lateral line..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Οικολογία
Θαλασσινό(ά) βενθικό(ς); εύρος βάθους 100 - 280 m (Ref. 13203). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan, surrounding areas, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia.
Μέγεθος / Βάρος / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm SL αρσενικό/απροσδιόριστο; (Ref. 559)
Ραχιαίες άκανθες (συνολικά) : 2 - 6; Μαλακές ραχιαίες ακτίνες (συνολικά) : 13 - 23; Μαλακές εδρικές ακτίνες: 15 - 29. Lateral line sloping abruptly, descent occurring primarily in anterior half (Ref 12932).
Found on the shelf and shelf edge on rocky bottoms (Ref. 11230).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Αναπαραγωγή | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Προνύμφες
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Εργαλεία
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Διαδικτυακές πηγές
Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 10.8 - 23.2, mean 19.1 °C (based on 157 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (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).
Τροφικό Επίπεδο (Ref.
69278): 4.0 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
