Scientific Name	Bembrops filifera			by: Lab of Fish Ecol. and Evo., BRCAS
Author	Gilbert, 1905	Depth	200 - 549M
Chinese	絲棘鯒狀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱸鰧科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F439　Percophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	絲棘鯒狀魚
Max Length	25 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鴨嘴鱚、絲棘掛帆鱚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Off northeastern coast of Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands, Albatross station 4080, depth 178-202 fathoms
Synonyms	Bathypercis platyrhynchus, Bembrops aethalea, Bembrops caudimacula, Bembrops filamentosa, Bembrops filifer, Bembrops philippinus
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  A. Alcock 1893 Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0057250. ASIZP0066345. ASIZP0067874. ASIZP0068025. ASIZP0803635. ASIZP0913635.
Common Name	Duckbill
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
Characteristic	Elongate trachinoid fishes, head depressed anteriorly. Eyes usually large, usually with dorsal iris flap. Interorbital space narrow. Mouth large; lower jaw projecting pass under jaw. operculum with two spines. No spines on anterior snout tip. No barbel at tip of upper jaw. Posterior end of upper jaw with dermal flap. Two dorsal fins; first dorsal spine elongated into filament, with VI spines and 14 or 15 rays. Body scales weak ctenoid, comparatively large. Lateral line gently curved above pectoral fin. Body greyish brown, paler below. About 8 blackish oblique bands on lower 1/2 of body in males; fin membrane between 1st and 2nd dorsal spines black; upper half of 2nd dorsal fin dark in males; dark region of pectoral fin large in females; a black ocular spot on caudal fin in females.
habitats	Inhabits the shelf edge on rock bottoms. From 250 to 440m depth.
Distribution	Distributed in the Pacific Ocean from Japan to Western Australia and off the Hawaiian Islands. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.