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Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads)
Etymology: Bembrops: Greek, bembras, -ados = a kind of anchovy m+ Greek, ops = appearance (Ref. 45335); raneyi: Named after the late Dr. Edward C. Raney, former Professor of Ichthyology at Cornell University..
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 284 - 759 m (Ref. 31109), usually 500 - 759 m (Ref. 31109). Deep-water
Western Central Atlantic: Bahamas.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 17.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 31109)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Thompson, B.A. and R.D. Suttkus, 1998. A review of western north Atlantic species of Bembrops, with descriptions of three new species, and additional comments on two eastern Atlantic species (Pisces: Percophidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 111(4):954-985. (Ref. 31109)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 126983)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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