Scientific Name	Bembrops curvatura   Pronounce			by: Y. C. Liao & K. T. Shao
Author	Okada & Suzuki, 1952	Depth	100 - 280M
Chinese	曲線鯒狀魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	鱸鰧科	Economic Fish	No
Family	F439　Percophidae	Edible Fish	No	Chinese In Mainland China	曲線鯒狀魚
Max Length	16 cm	Aquarium Fish	No	Common Name	鴨嘴鱚、曲線掛帆鱚
Distribution in World	India Ocean to West Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	South
Habitats	Deep Sea、Coral、Benthos、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Owashi, Sea of Japan, Mie Pref., Japan.
Synonyms
Reference	Fishbase(2006)；Fishes of Japan(Nakabo, 2002)；The Live Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific, Vol.6(FAO, 2001)  Nakabo T. 2002 Nakabo T. 2002
Specimen List	ASIZP0062187. ASIZP0067807. ASIZP0067881. ASIZP0067900. ASIZP0068377. ASIZP0068396. ASIZP0070289. ASIZP0803568. ASIZP0803642. ASIZP0803661. ASIZP0913568. ASIZP0913642. ASIZP0913661. NMMBP02859.
Barcode	2015-10-23,Chia-Hao Chang,CO1,%
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 not elongated into filament, with VI or VII spines and 14 or 15 rays. Body scales weak ctenoid, comparatively large. Lateral line abruptly descending behind pectoral-fin base. Body greyish brown, paler below. Fin membrane between 1st and 2nd dorsal spines black; many yellow spots scattered on body; a black ocular spot and 2 to 4 yellowish oblique bands on caudal fin. Males with a yellow band in front of eye.
habitats	Found on the shelf and shelf edge on rocky bottoms.
Distribution	Distributed in the Indo-West Pacific from southern Japan, surrounding areas, Indonesia, and northwestern Australia. It is found in southern Taiwanese waters.
Utility	No commercial value.