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Bembrops platyrhynchus  (Alcock, 1894)

Natal duckbill
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Perciformes (Perch-likes) > Percophidae (Duckbills) > Bembropinae
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.

Environment / Climate / Range Ecology

Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 549 m (Ref. 26165).   Deep-water, preferred ?

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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.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 6652)

Short description Morphology | Morphometrics

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 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     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Inhabits offshore trawling grounds (Ref. 3132).

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Main reference Upload your references | References | Coordinator : Thompson, Bruce | Collaborators

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)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES (Ref. 94142)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless




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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805):  PD50 = 0.5000   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.00372 (0.00180 - 0.00765), b=3.11 (2.92 - 3.30), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref. 93245).
Trophic Level (Ref. 69278):  4.1   ±0.5 se; Based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref. 69278):  Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low to moderate vulnerability (30 of 100) .