Bembropidae

goby flathead

Bembrops gobioides

A benthic predator of the western Atlantic

• Tropical
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Central America and the Caribbean
• North America
• Elongated
• Medium
• Tropical fish

Bembrops gobioides, the goby flathead, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Bembropidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean from New York to the Caribbean Sea. It is a benthic, predatory fish which lives at depths of up to 724 metres (2,375 ft) but is more normally recorded between 350 metres (1,150 ft) and 450 metres (1,480 ft).