Roundtail duckbill (Bembrops greyi)

Scientific name: Bembrops greyi Poll, 1959

Roundtail duckbill (Bembrops greyi)

The Roundtail duckbill (Bembrops greyi) is a marine fish of the family Percophidae. Native range: Eastern Atlantic, off coasts of Guinea, Gabon, Congo, and Angola.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-17; Anal soft rays: 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).

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Bembrops greyi
Family
Percophidae (Duckbills)
Order
Perciformes (Perch-like fish)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
25.0
Depth range
200–420 m (656–1378 ft)
Environment
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range 200 - 420 m
Climate
Deep-water
Distribution
Eastern Atlantic: off coasts of Guinea, Gabon, Congo, and Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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