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Bembrops filiferus Gilbert, 1905

Sharpnosed duckbill
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New Caledonia country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: questionable
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Occurrence in New Caledonia is based on a collection made in the Chesterfield Islands. Outside distributional range, occurrence needs to be verified.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/nc.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Kulbicki, M., J.E. Randall and J. Rivaton, 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Perciformes/Bembropoidei (Duckbill flatheads) > 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 Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 62 - 450 m (Ref. 58302), usually 300 - ? m (Ref. 13203).   Deep-water; 33°N - 33°S, 110°E - 154°W

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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