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Species Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905

Sharpnose Duckbill, Sharpnosed Duckbill

 

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia


Extra Distribution Information

Off Carnarvon, WA (25°56'S, 112°15'E) to Arafura Sea, NT (130°E), and east of McKay, QLD (21°20'S, 146°E); tropical, east-Indo-west-central Pacific.


IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

IMCRA

Northeast Province (18), Timor Province (2), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Transition (3), Central Western Transition (5)

Other Regions

Coral Sea Islands Territory

Distribution References

Ecological Descriptors

Benthic, continental shelf, continental slope, sand bottom marine.

Extra Ecological Information

Depth range: 265-420 m.

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
08-Oct-2015 TRACHINOIDEI 29-Sep-2015 MODIFIED Dr Dianne Bray (NMV) Dr Doug Hoese (AM) Dr Matthew Lockett (AM)
22-Sep-2011 22-Sep-2011 MODIFIED
27-Jul-2010 MODIFIED