Classification / Names
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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Acropomatiformes (Oceanic basses) >
Hemerocoetidae (Indo-Pacific duckbills)
Etymology: Enigmapercis: Latin, aenigma = to speak allusively or obscurely + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335); acutirostris: From the Latin acutirostris meaning sharp-snouted, in reference to one of its characteristic features.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; bathydemersal; depth range ? - 485 m (Ref. 40966). Deep-water
Southeast Pacific: western part of the Sala y Gomez Ridge.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V., 1990. Percophid fishes (Percophidae) from the Sala y Gomez Ridge (Southeast Pacific). J. Ichthyol. 30(1):68-79. (Ref. 41739)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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