Description

Dorsal spines (total): 6; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 17 - 18.

Common Names

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Perciformes/Bembropoidei

Family: Bembropidae

Genus: Bembrops

Species: Bembrops anatirostris Ginsburg, 1955

Climate Zone

Location

• Western Atlantic: northeastern Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea off Puerto Rico, Surinam, and French Guiana.

Biology

Generally found below 100 m to at least 400 m (Ref. 13628); enters shelf waters (Ref. 7251).

Habitat

bathydemersal

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Threat to Humans

Harmless