Tailspot Duckbill, Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1877

Summary:

A brownish duckbill with large dusky blotches along the lateral line, anterior part of spinous dorsal fin dark, and a distinctive black spot on upper base of the caudal fin.

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Bray, D.J. 2020, Bembrops caudimacula in Fishes of Australia, accessed 10 Sep 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/species/509

Tailspot Duckbill, Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1877

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Distribution	Off Monte Bello Sound, Western Australia, to the Arafura Sea, Northern Territory, and the Coral Sea off Cape York, Queensland. Elsewhere the species occurs in the tropical, east-Indo-west Pacific.
Features	Dorsal fin VI + 14-15; Anal fin 16; Pectoral fin 19-25; Lateral-line scales 42-54; Scale rows between lateral line and dorsal-fin origin 3-4; Scale rows between lateral line and anal-fin origin 5-7. Head depressed anteriorly; lower jaw projecting beyond upper; maxilla with well-developed tentacle at posterior tip; lateral line descending gradually.
Etymology	The specific name caudimacula is from the Latin cauda (= tail) and macula (= spot, stain) in reference to the black spot on the upper part of the caudal fin.
Species Citation	Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1877, Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien 74(1): 212. Type locality: Nagasaki, Japan.
Author	Bray, D.J. 2020
Resources	Atlas of Living Australia Australian Faunal Directory Catalog of Fishes

Tailspot Duckbill, Bembrops caudimacula Steindachner 1877

References

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