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Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); anatirostris: Specific name from the Latin 'anatinus' meaning duck's and rostrum meaning beak or snout, referring to its flattened duck-bill snout..
More on author: Ginsburg.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
marin bathydémersal; profondeur 100 - 400 m (Ref. 13628). Deep-water
Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea off Puerto Rico, Surinam, and French Guiana.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 35.0 cm TL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 7251)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 6; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 15; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 17 - 18.
Generally found below 100 m to at least 400 m (Ref. 13628); enters shelf waters (Ref. 7251).
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): 13.4 - 22.7, mean 18.2 °C (based on 79 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): 4.2 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (25 of 100).
