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

Family:  Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Max. size:  25 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  bathydemersal; marine; 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: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 15 May 2013 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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