Bembrops anatirostris — Details

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Overview

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Biology

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Generally found below 100 m to at least 400 m (Ref. 13628); enters shelf waters (Ref. 7251).
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Distribution

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Northern South America to the Hudson Canyon
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Distribution

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Gulf of Mexico, North West Atlantic
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Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea off Puerto Rico, Surinam, and French Guiana.
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Physical Description

Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 17 - 18
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Size

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Maximum size: 350 mm TL
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Max. size

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35.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251))
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Type Information

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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, off Pensacola, Florida, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 110 to 110
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, east of Southeast Pass entrance, off Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana., Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 309.98
Vessel: Pelican
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Type for Bembrops anatirostris
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Year Collected: 1938
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, east of Southeast Pass entrance, off Mississippi River Delta, Louisiana., Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 309.98
Vessel: Pelican
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1950
Locality: Louisiana. Off Mississippi Delta, Louisiana, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 203 to 203
Vessel: Albatross
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, SW of Cape San Blas, Florida., Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 201 to 201
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
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Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Florida. Off Pensacola, Escambia County, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 274 to 274
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Florida. Off Tampa, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 155 to 155
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
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Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Florida. Off Cape San Blas, Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 302 to 302
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1951
Locality: [Florida], Florida, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 205 to 205
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1933
Locality: Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
Depth (m): 146 to 329
Vessel: Caroline
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1933
Locality: Puerto Rico, Greater Antilles, Caribbean Sea, Atlantic
Depth (m): 366 to 549
Vessel: Caroline
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1951
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, south of Baldwin County, Alabama., Alabama, United States, Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic
Depth (m): 185 to 185
Vessel: Oregon
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Paratype for Bembrops anatirostris
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Division of Fishes
Year Collected: 1885
Locality: Gulf of Mexico, Alabama, United States, Atlantic
Depth (m): 124 to 124
Vessel: Albatross
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Ecology

Habitat

Habitat

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benthic
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Depth range based on 37 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 15 samples.

Environmental ranges
  Depth range (m): 18 - 547
  Temperature range (°C): 9.837 - 17.305
  Nitrate (umol/L): 12.935 - 32.863
  Salinity (PPS): 35.122 - 36.361
  Oxygen (ml/l): 2.479 - 3.521
  Phosphate (umol/l): 0.591 - 1.930
  Silicate (umol/l): 3.285 - 21.756

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Depth range (m): 18 - 547

Temperature range (°C): 9.837 - 17.305

Nitrate (umol/L): 12.935 - 32.863

Salinity (PPS): 35.122 - 36.361

Oxygen (ml/l): 2.479 - 3.521

Phosphate (umol/l): 0.591 - 1.930

Silicate (umol/l): 3.285 - 21.756
 
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Depth: 100 - 400m.
From 100 to 400 meters.

Habitat: bathydemersal. Enters shelf waters.
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Environment

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bathydemersal; marine; depth range 100 - 400 m (Ref. 13628)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics

Molecular Biology

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Bembrops anatirostris

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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 3
Species With Barcodes: 1

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Conservation

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Not Evaluated
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Bembrops anatirostris

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Bembrops anatirostris, commonly known as a duckbill flathead, is a species of fish in the Percophidae family. It is a deepwater fish typically found at depths between 100–400 meters in Western Atlantic ocean regions. It can grow to a length of 35 centimeters.

References

  • M. Okiyama, Two types of pelagic larvae of Bembrops (Trachinoidea: Percophidae), with notes on their phylogenetic implication, Bulletin of marine science, 1997, vol. 60.
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