Bembrops greyi Poll, 1959
Roundtail duckbill
Bembrops greyi
photo by FAO

 Family:  Percophidae (Duckbills), subfamily: Bembropinae
 Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 420 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Atlantic: off coasts of Guinea, Gabon, Congo, and Angola.
 Diagnosis:  Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal soft rays: 18-18. Dark brown to black pigmentation entirely or on most of the membrane of first dorsal fin. Color in alcohol light yellow dorsally, even lighter ventrally. Snout short (1.1-1.2x eye diameter). Scales on lateral and dorsal sides of snout. Upper jaw extending behind anterior margin of eye reaching almost to its mid-line. Lateral line descending adjacent to pectoral fin (Ref 13203).
 Biology:  Occurs in coastal waters (Ref. 6948). Found on soft bottoms of the continental shelf and feeds on fishes (Ref. 3656). Minimum depth range reported from Ref. 26999.
 IUCN Red List Status:   (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
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 Entered by: Sa-a, Pascualita - 15.05.94
 Modified by: Froese, Rainer - 20.12.05
 Checked by: Casal, Christine Marie V. - 13.09.95

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