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New Zealand flathead

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Bembropinae

Scientific name
  
Bembrops landi

Higher classification
  
Bembrops

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Percophidae

Genus
  
Bembrops

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Species

The New Zealand flathead, Bembrops morelandi, is a duckbill of the family Percophidae, subfamily Bembropinae, found only around New Zealand, at depths between 365 and 395 m. Their length is up to 20 cm.

References

New Zealand flathead Wikipedia