- New Zealand flathead
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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, 1978The New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi, is a duckbill of the family Percophidae, subfamily Bembropinae, found only around New Zealand, at depths of between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, 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
Categories:- Percophidae
- Endemic marine fish of New Zealand
- Animals described in 1978
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