Percophidae

Percophidae
Duckbills
Goby flathead, Bembrops gobioides
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percophidae
Genera

Acanthaphritis
Bembrops
Chrionema
Dactylopsaron
Enigmapercis
Hemerocoetes
Matsubaraea
Osopsaron
Percophis
Pteropsaron
Squamicreedia
See text for species.

Duckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes.

They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific.

They are small fishes: the largest species, the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis, grows up to about 50 cm, but 10 to 20 cm is more typical.

A few species are fished commercially, including the Brazilian flathead.

Species

Bembrops platyrhynchus Natal duckbill
  • Genus Acanthaphritis
    • Acanthaphritis barbata (Okamura & Kishida, 1963).
    • Acanthaphritis grandisquamis Günther, 1880.
    • Acanthaphritis ozawai (McKay, 1971).
    • Acanthaphritis unoorum Suzuki & Nakabo, 1996.
  • Genus Bembrops
    • Duckbill flathead, Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955.
    • Bembrops cadenati Das & Nelson, 1996.
    • Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner, 1876.
    • Bembrops curvatura Okada & Suzuki, 1952.
    • Sharpnosed duckbill, Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905.
    • Goby flathead, Bembrops gobioides (Goode, 1880).
    • Roundtail duckbill, Bembrops greyi Poll, 1959.
    • Squaretail duckbill, Bembrops heterurus (Miranda-Ribeiro, 1903).
    • Bembrops macromma Ginsburg, 1955.
    • Bembrops magnisquamis Ginsburg, 1955.
    • New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi Nelson, 1978.
    • Bembrops nelsoni Thompson & Suttkus, 2002.
    • Bembrops nematopterus Norman, 1939.
    • Ocellate duckbill, Bembrops ocellatus Thompson & Suttkus, 1998.
    • Natal duckbill, Bembrops platyrhynchus (Alcock, 1894).
    • Bembrops quadrisella Thompson & Suttkus, 1998.
    • Bahama duckbill, Bembrops raneyi Thompson & Suttkus, 1998.
  • Genus Chrionema
    • Chrionema chlorotaenia McKay, 1971.
    • Chrionema chryseres Gilbert, 1905.
    • Chrionema furunoi Okamura & Yamachi, 1982.
    • Chrionema pallidum Parin, 1990.
    • Chrionema squamentum (Ginsburg, 1955).
    • Chrionema squamiceps Gilbert, 1905.
  • Genus Dactylopsaron
    • Dactylopsaron dimorphicum Parin & Belyanina, 1990.
  • Genus Enigmapercis
    • Enigmapercis acutirostris Parin, 1990.
    • Broad sandfish, Enigmapercis reducta Whitley, 1936.
  • Genus Hemerocoetes
  • Genus Matsubaraea
    • Matsubaraea fusiforme (Fowler, 1943).
  • Genus Osopsaron
    • Osopsaron formosensis Kao & Shen, 1985.
    • Osopsaron karlik Parin, 1985.
    • Osopsaron natalensis Nelson, 1982.
    • Osopsaron verecundum (Jordan & Snyder, 1902).
  • Genus Percophis
    • Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825.
  • Genus Pteropsaron
    • Pteropsaron evolans Jordan & Snyder, 1902.
    • Pteropsaron heemstrai Nelson, 1982.
    • Pteropsaron incisum Gilbert, 1905.
  • Genus Squamicreedia
    • Obtuse sandfish, Squamicreedia obtusa Rendahl, 1921.

Timeline of genera

References


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