Squaretail duckbill

Bembrops heterurus

Twenty Eight Centimeters Bembropid Fish from the Atlantic Ocean

Squaretail duckbill is a marine fish of Western Atlantic. The species occupies marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 28 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Perches and Allies
Family: Bembropidae
Genus: Bembrops
Maximum length: 28 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: elongated
Distribution: Western Atlantic: off Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Uruguay. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to the extreme northern waters of Namibia (Ref. 6948 , 27121 ). The eastern Atlantic form referred to as Bembrops heterurus is unlikely to be conspecific with the Brazilian form, thus further taxonomic study is needed to clarify this situation (Ref. 6948 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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