Smallscale Duckbill
Bembrops nelsoni
- Usual depth253–814 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, March, and June
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 253–814 m · Deepest record: 814 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Smallscale Duckbill
Similar species
- opal fish
Bembrops caudimacula
- Bigscale Duckbill
Bembrops curvatura
- Sharpnosed duckbill
Bembrops filiferus
- Natal duckbill
Bembrops platyrhynchus
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 15 open-data records from 1909 to 2007.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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