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Sharpnose Duckbill

Reference

IB2436

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Duckbills - PERCOPHIDAE

Common Name

Sharpnose Duckbill

Scientific Name

Bembrops filifera

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Duckbills are predominantly deepwater, bottom-dwelling fishes, found over soft substrates from about 100 to 600 m in tropical and subtropical regions. They grow to about 30 cm in length and are carnivorous.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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