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Duckbill Flathead
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Other fish (coast and sea)

Duckbill Flathead

Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishDuckbill Flathead
Dutch—
SpanishPico de pato
Chinese—
Scientific nameBembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955

About this species

Bembrops anatirostris, commonly known as a duckbill flathead, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Bembropidae. It is a deepwater fish typically found at depths between 100–400 metres (330–1,310 ft) in the western Atlantic Ocean. It can grow to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in).

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Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderPerciformes
FamilyPercophidae
GenusBembrops

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