WoRMS taxon details
Bembrops filiferus Gilbert, 1905
712805 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:712805)
accepted
Species
Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905 · unaccepted (misspelling)
Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki, 1952 · unaccepted
Bembrops indica McKay, 1971 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12839348#page/5/mode/1up [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Bembrops filiferus Gilbert, 1905. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=712805 on 2026-07-23
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Nomenclature
original description
Gilbert, C. H. (1905). II. The deep-sea fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>In: The aquatic resources of the Hawaiian Islands. Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission.</em> v. 23 (pt 2) [for 1903]: 577-713, Pls. 66-101., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12839348#page/5/mode/1up [details]
original description (of Bembrops indica McKay, 1971) McKay, R. J. (1971). Two new genera and five new species of percophidid fishes (Pisces: Percophididae) from Western Australia. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.</em> 54 (pt 2): 40-46. [details]
original description (of Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki, 1952) Okada, Y.; Suzuki, K. (1952). On two new bembroid fishes from the deep sea off Mie Prefecture with special reference in relation to hitherto known species. <em>Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie.</em> 1 (2): 67-74. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Bembrops indica McKay, 1971) McKay, R. J. (1971). Two new genera and five new species of percophidid fishes (Pisces: Percophididae) from Western Australia. <em>Journal of the Royal Society of Western Australia.</em> 54 (pt 2): 40-46. [details]
original description (of Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki, 1952) Okada, Y.; Suzuki, K. (1952). On two new bembroid fishes from the deep sea off Mie Prefecture with special reference in relation to hitherto known species. <em>Report of Faculty of Fisheries, Prefectural University of Mie.</em> 1 (2): 67-74. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Sharpnosed duckbill | [details] |
| Japanese | イトヒキアイトラギス | [details] |
| Russian | Твердоносый бембропс | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bembrops filiferus)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki, 1952)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops indica McKay, 1971)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bembrops filifera P01534 illustration) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Bembrops filiferus)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filodorsalia Okada & Suzuki, 1952)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops indica McKay, 1971)
To FishBase (from synonym Bembrops filifer Gilbert, 1905)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Bembrops filifera P01534 illustration) (from synonym Bembrops filifera Gilbert, 1905)
Unreviewed
Hosted externally, from synonym