| Family: |
Bembropidae (Duckbill flatheads) |
| Max. size: |
13.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
bathydemersal; marine; depth range 230 - 350 m |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Pacific: known from 3 seamounts in the western part of the Sala y Gomez submarine ridge between 25°01'-25°11'S and 97°28'-100°49'W. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 6-6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 14-15; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 18-18; Vertebrae: 28-28. Head almost completely covered by scales (scales absent only in lips, chin, branchiostegal membranes and narrow band on snout in front of eyes); first ray of spiny dorsal fin elongated in males (Ref. 41739). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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