duckbill flathead
Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Bembrops anatirostris, commonly known as a duckbill flathead, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Bembropidae. It is a deepwater fish typically found at depths between 100–400 metres (330–1,310 ft) in the western Atlantic Ocean. It can grow to a length of 35 centimetres (14 in).
Wikipedia contributors, Bembrops anatirostris; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T06:39:05.520821+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955
- Name authority
- Ginsburg, 1955
- Common name
- duckbill flathead
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Bembropidae
- Genus
- Bembrops
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPerciformes
- suborderBembropoidei
- familyBembropidae Regan, 1913
- genusBembrops Steindachner, 1876
- speciesBembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Bembrops. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Bembrops curvatura Okada & Suzuki, 1952 | BembropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bembrops greyae Poll, 1959 | BembropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Bembrops macromma Ginsburg, 1955 | BembropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Natal duckbillBembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock, 1894) | BembropidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Ginsburg, I. (1955). Fishes of the family Percophididae from the coasts of eastern United States and the West Indies, with descriptions of four new species. Proceedings of the United States National Museum, 104 (3347): 623–639. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.104-3347.623 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:LGRK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.