Percophidae
| Percophidae | |
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| Goby flathead, Bembrops gobioides | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Trachinoidei |
| Family: | Percophidae |
| Genera | |
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Acanthaphritis |
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Acanthaphritis
Bembrops
Chrionema
Dactylopsaron
Enigmapercis
Hemerocoetes
Matsubaraea
Osopsaron
Percophis
Pteropsaron
Squamicreedia
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The Percophidae, duckbills, are a family of perciform fishes found in tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans and in the southwestern and southeastern Pacific.
They are small fishes: the largest species, the Brazilian flathead, Percophis brasiliensis, grows up to about 50 cm, but 10 to 20 cm is more typical. A few species are fished commercially, including the Brazilian flathead.
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