New Zealand flathead
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The New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi, is a duckbill
of the family
Percophidae
, subfamily Bembropinae, found only around New Zealand
, at depths of between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.
Percophidae
Duckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes.They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific....
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Percophidae
Percophidae
Duckbills are a family, Percophidae, of perciform fishes.They are found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific....
, subfamily Bembropinae, found only around New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
, at depths of between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.