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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
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 62 - 450 m (Ref. 58302), usually 300 - ? m (Ref. 13203). Deep-water; 33°N - 33°S, 110°E - 154°W
Pacific Ocean: Japan to Western Australia and off the Hawaiian Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 22.0 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 559)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2 - 6; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 13 - 23; Rayons mous anaux: 15 - 29. Maxilla with well-developed tentacle at posterior tip (Ref 12932).
Benthic on sand (Ref. 58302).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
123201): 8.8 - 17.2, mean 11.5 °C (based on 107 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).
Niveau trophique (Ref.
69278): 4.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (17 of 100).
