Natal duckbill
Bembrops platyrhynchus
- Usual depth144–426 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, August, and October
- How commonRare
About this species
Bembrops is a genus of ray-finned fish, it is the type genus of the family Bembropidae.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Bembrops”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 21 records
- April: 12 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 17 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 24 records
- September: 4 records
- October: 23 records
- November: 10 records
- December: 2 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 144–426 m · Deepest record: 635 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Natal duckbill, Philippine Duckbill, Sharpnosed Duckbill, Sharpnose Duckbill, Spotted Duckbill
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- イトヒキアイトラギス
- Simplified Chinese
- 扁吻掛帆鱚, 扁吻鯒狀魚, 鴨嘴鱚
Other scientific names: Bathypercis platyrhynchus, Bembrops aethalea, Bembrops filamentosa, Bembrops filifer, Bembrops philippinus
Similar species
- opal fish
Bembrops caudimacula
- Bigscale Duckbill
Bembrops curvatura
- Sharpnosed duckbill
Bembrops filiferus
- Smallscale Duckbill
Bembrops nelsoni
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 191 open-data records from 1894 to 2025.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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