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goby flathead (Bembrops gobioides)
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Bembropidae

goby flathead

Bembrops gobioides

A benthic predator of the western Atlantic

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Central America and the Caribbean
  • North America
  • Elongated
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

Bembrops gobioides, the goby flathead, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Bembropidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from New York to the Caribbean Sea. It is a benthic, predatory fish which lives at depths of up to 724 metres (2,375 ft) but is more normally recorded between 350 metres (1,150 ft) and 450 metres (1,480 ft).

Maximum length
30 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
elongated
Distribution
Western Atlantic: New York and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to West Indies; southern limit uncertain
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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