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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.
Taxonomic Remarks
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.
Entorno: milieu / zona climática / rango de profundidad / gama de distribución
Ecología
marino batidemersal; rango de profundidad 200 - 549 m (Ref. 26165). Deep-water
Indo-West Pacific: including the Bay of Bengal, the South China Sea, the Philippine Sea, the Tasman Sea, and off the coast of Somalia and South Africa.
Tamaño / Peso / Edad
Madurez: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 6652)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 6; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 14 - 15; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 15 - 16. Vague dusky spots along body, 1 on caudal fin at base of upper rays; scales edged with black; 1st dorsal fin dusky to black in color (Ref. 6652). Distal margin of first dorsal fin darkish. Usually 5 scale rows between lateral line and origin of anal fin (Ref 12932).
Body shape (shape guide): elongated.
Inhabits offshore trawling grounds (Ref. 3132).
Ciclo vital y comportamiento de apareamiento
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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)
Situación en la Lista Roja de la UICN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Amenaza para el ser humano
Harmless
Usos humanos
Herramientas
Informes especiales
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Estimaciones basadas en modelos
Temperatura preferida (Referencia
123201): 9.8 - 17.3, mean 12.5 °C (based on 197 cells).
Índice de diversidad filogenética (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00363 (0.00176 - 0.00751), b=3.13 (2.95 - 3.31), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 4.1 ±0.5 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Vulnerabilidad pesquera (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).
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