| Family: |
Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
25 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 200 - 549 m |
| Distribution: |
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. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 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). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits offshore trawling grounds (Ref. 3132). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
| Country info: |
Museum: Anima Sola I., N., between Burias and Luzon, USNM 98866 (holotype of B. philippinus). Paratypes of B. philippinus: north of Tawi Tawi, USNM 98940; between Cebu and Bohol, USNM 98944; west coast of Luzon, USNM 98948; Camp Overton lt., Iligan Bay, USNM 98952; between Leyte and Cebu, USNM 98953, 98960; Murcielagos Bay, USNM 98957; Pt. Togolo Lt., USNM 98974 (Ref. 13203). |
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