New Zealand flathead
| New Zealand flathead | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Percophidae |
| Subfamily: | Bembropinae |
| Genus: | Bembrops |
| Species: | B. morelandi |
| Binomial name | |
| Bembrops morelandi Nelson, 1978 | |
The New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi, is a duckbill of the family Percophidae, subfamily Bembropinae, found only around New Zealand, at depths between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Bembrops morelandi" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
- Tony Ayling & Geoffrey Cox, Collins Guide to the Sea Fishes of New Zealand, (William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1982) ISBN 0-00-216987-8
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